Hear the story of the kamikazes, the Japanese pilots who deliberately crashed their planes into Allied shipping during the Pacific War in World War II. In the new episode of the "At the heart of history" podcast produced by Europe 1 Studio, history specialist Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach takes us to the small town of Oita, in southern Japan, to meet Corporal Yasuo Kuwahara. As a young aviator, he had already been covered in glory thanks to his missions against American fighters. From now on, he has been chosen to escort the twelve pilots who have been entrusted with the mission of throwing themselves with their planes on enemy ships. And among them, there is a man named Tatsuno, who is none other than his best friend...

2022-05-09T05:08:23.144Z

Hear the story of the kamikazes, the Japanese pilots who deliberately crashed their planes into Allied shipping during the Pacific War in World War II. In the new episode of the "At the heart of history" podcast produced by Europe 1 Studio, history specialist Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach takes us to the small town of Oita, in southern Japan, to meet Corporal Yasuo Kuwahara. As a young aviator, he had already been covered in glory thanks to his missions against American fighters. From now on, he has been chosen to escort the twelve pilots who have been entrusted with the mission of throwing themselves with their planes on enemy ships. And among them, there is a man named Tatsuno, who is none other than his best friend...