Ohka!

[Shinpachi]

I don't know if it would be of assistance, but perhaps you could send an email to the FAAM with an explanation, Shin?

No time for it with my apology but I believe this is a great thread for anyone who is interested in Ohka.
Thanks for sharing, Grant.

 

[Wurger]

 

[nuuumannn]

but I believe this is a great thread for anyone who is interested in Ohka.

Thank you; it's not every day you get to see these things in bits, let alone at all in some cases, so it's worth taking the time to take a closer look, I reckon.

 

[nuuumannn]

As promised, two images of the reproduction at the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.

Ohka i-2

Ohka ii-2

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[GrauGeist]

Excellent pics, Grant!

To be honest, the MXY-7 is a good looking machine.

 

[nuuumannn]

Thanks Dave, it sure is. The Japanese made good looking aeroplanes in general, I reckon. The Ki-46 was nicknamed "Dinah with the nice line-ah" for a reason

Ki-46 1

 

[GrauGeist]

The Japanese did design good looking aircraft, I'd say a dead heat with the Italians for beautiful lines.

My favorite twin would be their KI-45 with the KI-83 a close second

 

[ARTESH]

View attachment 639017Ohka ii-2

Wow! This one is Fantastic! The Background art is great,.

 

[nuuumannn]

Wow! This one is Fantastic! The Background art is great,

It is a 3-dimensional diorama of Mitsubishi G4Ms carrying Ohkas, perhaps Shinpachi can translate the text in blue above the case? My google translate says it's "Navy Shinrai Unit Attack", but Shin will be able to clarify better.

 

[Shinpachi]

It is a 3-dimensional diorama of Mitsubishi G4Ms carrying Ohkas, perhaps Shinpachi can translate the text in blue above the case? My google translate says it's "Navy Shinrai Unit Attack", but Shin will be able to clarify better.

"721st Naval Air Group
..... This air group was organised for specializes in suicide attack. Another known as God thunder Corps (Jinrai Butai)."
Source: 721st Naval Air Group - Wikipedia

Modern Japanese dictionary does not necessarily follow some old pronunciation.
It's not Shinrai but Jinrai in this case.

Another example would be Iwo-jima.
Japanese war generation called the island as Iwo-to.

 

[michaelmaltby]

"... The Japanese did design good looking aircraft,"

 

[Shinpachi]

"... The Japanese did design good looking aircraft,"

Thanks MM.
If I may add, this low-cost satellite rocket "Epsilon" seems to be little known to the world yet.
Developed based on the solid fuel technology since the Ohka.

Source:

新型イプシロンでベトナムの衛星打ち上げへ　2023年　JAXAが初受注 | 毎日新聞

宇宙航空研究開発機構（JAXA）は、ベトナムの地球観測衛星を日本の小型ロケット「イプシロン」の改良型「イプシロンS」初号機で2023年に打ち上げる方針を決めた。イプシロンで海外の衛星を打ち上げるのは初めて。政府は宇宙産業を拡大させるため、低コストなイプシロンを用いて海外の衛星打ち上げ受注の増加を目

mainichi.jp

 

[Wurger]

 

[nuuumannn]

"721st Naval Air Group
..... This air group was organised for specializes in suicide attack. Another known as God thunder Corps (Jinrai Butai)."
Source: 721st Naval Air Group - Wikipedia

Modern Japanese dictionary does not necessarily follow some old pronunciation.
It's not Shinrai but Jinrai in this case.

Another example would be Iwo-jima.
Japanese war generation called the island as Iwo-to.

Brilliant! Thank you for that Shin. Excellent!