Ohka
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花 "cherry blossom") was a type of airplane rocket, used for suicide attacks by the Empire of Japan in the last months of World War II. The United States gave the aircraft the name Baka (Japanese for "stupid").
It was carried by a bomber that dropped it when close enough to an enemy ship. The pilot guided it to crash with the target. When dropping down, it could go so fast that it was almost impossible to stop it. The operational record of Ohkas used in action includes three ships sunk and three other ships with great damage.
Ohka Media
US personnel disarming the warhead of an Ohka, Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, April 1945
Thermojet powered Model 22; note the jet intake on the side just forward of the tail.
Model 43 K-1 Kai rocket assist trainers; note the landing skid.
Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22
K-1 Ohka Trainer, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Thermojet powered, Model 22 Ohka. National Air and Space Museum
The rear of Ohka, Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Yokosuka Ohka Model 22
Related pages
Other websites
- Thunder Gods Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine 1989 book about Ohka squadron
- The Cherry Blossom Squadrons Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine 1973 book about Ohka squadron
- The History of Kamikaze Ohka 桜花
