A Picture World War 2 Japanese Kamikaze Rocket Plane, the Baka Bomb.

A captured Japanese Kamikaze rocket plane found on the island of Ie Shima near Okinawa in World War 2. This was the Baca Bomb used by the Japanese in WW2 to take out ships. this Baca Bomb flew at about the speed of sound but entered the war too late to be used very often or at all.

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A captured Kamikaze Rocket Plane, Baka Bomb, device the Japanese used.

If anyone knows anything about this aircraft,
Please send me email at the bottom of this page

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Click Here to see the Baka Bomb Photos from Richard Notestine

I was hoping to find more information on what squadron my father (Vincent A. Dauro) was attached to. If you have any information, please send an email at the bottom of this page

8-20-2002
From Robin Mallon

You had a photo of a Japanese Kamikaze rocket plane and asked for info.

The one in the Japanese Kamikaze Rocket Plane photo is a Yokosuka MXY-7 model 22 serial number I-18 named the "Ohka". Allies referred to it as the "Baka Bomb" meaning foolish or silly bomb. The Marines have serial I-13 in their museum. The specs follow:

                      Notes: Single seat suicide attack aircraft
                        Manufacturer: Yokosuka
                        Base model:MXY-7
                        Designation:MXY-7
                        Version: Model 22
                        Nickname: Okha 22
                        Basic role: Attack (Japan)
                        Crew: Pilot

                      Specifications
                        Length:22' 6"6.8 m
                        Height:3' 9"1.1 m
                        Wingspan:13' 6"4.1 m
                        Wingarea:43.0 sq ft4.0 sq m
                        Empty Weight:1,201 lb545 kg
                        Gross Weight:3,197 lb1,450 kg
                        Max Weight:4,718 lb2,139 kg

                      Propulsion   No. of Engines:1
                        Powerplant:Tsu-11 turbojet
                        Thrust (each):441 lb200 kg

Performance Range:80 miles 129 km
Max Speed: 275 mph 444 km/h 240 kt

Just a quick follow-u to my previous e-mail. The link is to a restored version of the Kamikaze rocket plane you were requesting info on. Robin

12-20-2008

Dear Jeff,

I read your page regarding the Baka bomb, and you state that "To the best of my knowledge, the Baka bomb was designed too late and was never used in combat."

You'll find that the Baka bomb was used during the Okinawa campaign and struck three different U. S. radar picket ships. One ship in particular, USS Mannert L. Abele (DD 733) was actually sunk by a Baka bomb strike, which broke the ship in half.

Because I'm a naval history buff and a stickler for accuracy, I thought you'd be interested in that information. You can read about that ship at http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/733.htm

Wishing you continued success.

Bryan Fisher

A man, a plane and a fighter group in the deadly air war over Europe in WWII. When Robert Johnson returned from the European Theater in 1944, he was the highest-scoring American ace of the war. The plane he flew was the Republic P-47C Thunderbolt, a rugged 2,000 horsepower fighter that weighed seven tons. British pilots said that the "Jug" wouldn't stand a chance against the more maneuverable Luftwaffe fighters. But in the hands of aces like Johnson and Gabreski, the Thunderbolt proved itself the most deadly fighter plane of the war.