WWII Japanese suicide attack unit pilot's emblem

WWII Japanese suicide attack unit pilot's emblem

This is the emblem of the No. 72 "Shinbutai" squadron which Japanese suicide attack unit pilot Yukio Araki wore on the left sleeve of his flight suit, photographed at Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in the town of Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 17, 2015. Araki sent the emblem to his father before his flight mission in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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