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I-10 Recovered from Okinawa
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 11. Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Recuperado de Okinawa, fue un avión-cohete de un solo uso, creado por Japón exclusivamente para ser usado por pilotos suicidas kamikaze cerca del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los combatientes estadounidenses le pusieron el apodo de baka, que en japonés significa tonto o estúpido.
Se trataba de una pequeña bomba volante tripulada, capaz de ser transportada por un bombardero.
Tras ser liberado del avión guía, el retorno era imposible, el piloto debía planear para tras seleccionar un blanco, encender uno a uno los tres motores cohete y picar contra el mismo. La aproximación final era imparable /
It was a single-use rocket plane, created by Japan exclusively for use by suicide kamikaze pilots near the end of World War II. American fighters nicknamed it the baka, which in Japanese means foolish or stupid.
It was a small manned flying bomb, capable of being carried by a bomber. After being released from the lead plane, return was impossible, the pilot had to glide in order to select a target, fire the three rocket engines one by one and strafe it. The final approach was unstoppable
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I-10 Recovered from Okinawa
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 11. Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Recuperado de Okinawa, fue un avión-cohete de un solo uso, creado por Japón exclusivamente para ser usado por pilotos suicidas kamikaze cerca del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los combatientes estadounidenses le pusieron el apodo de baka, que en japonés significa tonto o estúpido.
Se trataba de una pequeña bomba volante tripulada, capaz de ser transportada por un bombardero.
Tras ser liberado del avión guía, el retorno era imposible, el piloto debía planear para tras seleccionar un blanco, encender uno a uno los tres motores cohete y picar contra el mismo. La aproximación final era imparable /
It was a single-use rocket plane, created by Japan exclusively for use by suicide kamikaze pilots near the end of World War II. American fighters nicknamed it the baka, which in Japanese means foolish or stupid.
It was a small manned flying bomb, capable of being carried by a bomber. After being released from the lead plane, return was impossible, the pilot had to glide in order to select a target, fire the three rocket engines one by one and strafe it. The final approach was unstoppable
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)