What Was It Like to Be a Kamikaze Pilot?

Imagine stepping into the cockpit of your fighter plane knowing it was going to be for the last time. Japanese Kamikaze fighters were trained to give their life for their country during World War II, but what was life really like for these soldiers before they took their final flight? Check out today's epic new video to find out!

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[junebug]

My dad always told me the most dangerous type of person is one who isn't afraid to die.

[reiner]

Japanese: “Im bad at landing planes”
Instructor: “Youre hired”

[lolbudie]

5:02
that guy is like, I'm glad I became a mechanic

[ColtonPoorman]

the emperor be like:
"Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make."

[gregjones]

Commander: *"You'll respawn I promise."*

[cobaltvelvet]

Man, imagine how insane kamikaze class would be. The teacher would be like: "Watch closely, because I'm only gonna do this once"

[lawrencegenereux]

"The job of a soldier is not to die for his country; it is to make the enemy soldier die for his."

[domwings]

It’s amazing they expected to become national heroes and remembered in history forever yet not one person can name a kamikaze pilot... lesson: don’t trust the government

[CAPTAlN]

Imagine being a kamikaze one day before japan surrenders

[TheNightsWolfYT]

“If you run out of ammo, become the bullet”
And that kids is what a kamikaze pilot is

[casualBob]

Commander: "you will get 72 waifus in the next life"

[onetomeplz]

Japanese plane runs out of ammo*
Americans: he is a easy target now who can’t shoot us
Japanese pilot: I am about to do what’s called a pro gamer move

[Akyure]

I’m sure being a kamikaze pilot was life changing

[bombyhead]

"hands him a plain white envelope"

the envelope: *y E l l O w*

[danielculver]

Being a kamikaze is stressful, but it gets easier after the first day

[Ryan-lvzp]

*in training*
"Now I'm only going to show you once so pay attention"

[viejaspeliculasfilipinas]

Kamikaze pilot: **survives**
The general: you weren't supposed to do that

[gadfli_]

Regarding the letter the pilots wrote to their families:

Some wrote poems instead, "Kamikaze Death Poems" contains a collection of some of them and they're kind of incredible. I was expecting some fanatical "glory to the emperor" type stuff but they were surprisingly moving.

(there's a PDF on google that's worth checking out)

[Hustle_n_motivate]

I’ll be honest watching this video made me feel like I was right there with the pilot, my hands were sweating and my heart started racing, I can’t even imagine how these men felt in that plane as the mechanics started it, they probably didn’t really want to be there but the pressure from the emperor scared them into doing this, I wonder how many men intentionally crashed their planes into the ocean last minute hoping they would survive and not have to nose dive into the ship and await a certain death, thanks for the video man, this is a really powerful piece of history that should not be forgotten.

[susactivities_]

Infographics has recently entered into a WW2 obsession I see