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    The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花, Ōka, "cherry blossom"; 桜花 in modern orthography) was a purpose-built, rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze attack-aircraft...
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    was never produced. Many sources apply the designation MXY8 to the Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka kamikaze weapon. Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War General...
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    Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano (category Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal)
    ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete fitting out and transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze...
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    the first US warship to be damaged or sunk by the rocket powered Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka suicide flying bomb. Mannert Lincoln Abele was born on 11 July 1903...
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  • World War II. It was principally designed to propel the Japanese Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka flying bomb, a kamikaze weapon. The Tsu-11 used a four-cylinder inverted...
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    The Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, "Galaxy") was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor...
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    Japanese Mitsubishi G4M bomber was used to carry the rocket-powered Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka aircraft, used for kamikaze attacks, within range of a target ship...
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    Japanese even developed specialized aircraft for the tactic, such as the Yokosuka Ohka flying bomb. A successful kamikaze attack would both kill the plane's...
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    experimental stage. By contrast, the Empire of Japan was able to get the Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka kamikaze rocket plane type into active service, typically using the...
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  • The Yokosuka MXY9 Shuka (秋花, "Autumn flower") was a projected development of the MXY8 training glider, adding a small motorjet engine, the Tsu-11. It was...
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