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The very idea of having a big, heavy, cumbersome bomb on the Zero was an anathema to the Japanese Navy Air Force, and it was only the desperation of the last years of the War that forced them to adopt 'Kamikaze' missions. To meet this aim a special 250kg bomb rack was designed and retrofitted to the Zero. The photo below is believed to be of the first Kamikaze Special Attack of the 201st Kokutai taking off from the Mabaracat air base in the Philippines on 25th October 1944. The aircraft is carrying a 250kg kamikazi bomb and was flown by Lt Yukio Seki, escorted by two Zero's for the duration of the misson. On this occasion the mission was purely voluntary, but later, pilots were ordered to carry out Kamikaze missions. Tomick attached the following image(s):
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Just interesting to see some of the background behind the real thing
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Great Post Tom, I am getting quiet excited about the build  MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Some intresting facts there tom, its amazing what u can find when you start reserching a project Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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