Japanese WWII suicide plane's engine lies on Okinawa seabed

Japanese WWII suicide plane's engine lies on Okinawa seabed

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2015, shows an engine thought to be from a Japanese World War II suicide fighter plane lying on the seabed about 3 km off Kouri Island in Nakijin, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Scores of other plane engines have been discovered in the area close to the wreckage of the U.S. minesweeper Emmons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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