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  1. 12-04-2020 07:04 #1

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    Please see New York Times article about 93 year old Tokyo police officer recalling his days as a kamikaze pilot:

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/escaped-d...195519435.html
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    Anotehr bit of hhistory worth noting. Good pointer.
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    Interesting stuff.
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
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    Japanese fighter ace Saburo Sakai was sent out on a kamikaze mission but he survived because the planes failed to find their targets in bad weather.
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