The training for these pilots took just over a week. The first kamikaze attacks took place in the battle for the Philippines in 1944. The Kamikaze pilot aimed his plane at the central elevator on carriers, and the base of the bridge on large warships.
April 1945: Operation Ten-Go : Kamikaze pilots under Admiral Soema Toyoda launched 1,400 suicide missions. 26 ships were sunk during this campaign.
More than 2,000 kamikaze missions were flown against the US fleet at Okinawa between April to July, 1945. Admiral Takijiro Onishi, committed suicide on news of Japans surrender.
Kamikaze Sorties:
1944 :
October - 55
November - 143
December - 232
1945 :
January - 230
February - 196
March - 37
April - 1162
May - 596
June - 210
July - 20
August - 59
Totals - 2940
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