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Fifteen Wartime Films Released Including Kamikaze Attack on US Carrier

TOKYO, May 11 (News On Japan) - A civic group based in Usa City, Oita Prefecture, that collects and analyzes footage from the Pacific War, released 15 pieces of rare video to the press on May 10th. The footage includes scenes of kamikaze aircraft crashing into a U.S. aircraft carrier, as well as aerial shots of Japanese villages attacked by American forces.

The videos were filmed over the eastern waters of the Philippines and across six prefectures in Japan.

One of the clips showing a kamikaze plane crashing into a U.S. carrier is believed to be the oldest known footage of such an event ever recorded. The videos were obtained from the U.S. side.

The group, Toyonokuni Usa City Juku, plans to make the footage available to the public during a peace event in the city on May 17th.

Source: Kyodo

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