Fighter pilots from the aircraft carrier Zuikaku get instructions from their wing commander for the next mission.


Pre-flight briefing

A Japanese dummy tank is observed by an American officer after the Battle of Iwo Jima. The fake tank (made out of clay or stone) presents many impacts of bullets. Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945.


Fooled you,didn't I ?

Formation of pilots of the 3rd Squadron, 4th Wing on Ōtsuki, (Yamanashi Prefecture) airfield. Lined up in a row are twin-engine Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu fighter-aircraft.