2006-06-30 12:08:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
they did not want to die with a unpayed fine or they kept thinking of the saying dont forget to clunk, click every trip
2006-06-30 12:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
They wore the usual gear. The helmet was more for warmth than anything, it was made of fur-lined leather. WWII vintage aircraft had no climate control system, i.e. heat, and it was damn cold in those things at altitude. The harness and parachute were needed to fit properly in the cockpit; they would have been too far back from the controls without the 'chute.
It's likely that many of the parachutes were not serviceable, or even packed with a real parachute. It wouldn't do to have your "suicide squad" getting cold feet at the last minute and jumping out of the airplane! Why would they want to do that?
Because:
The little spoken fact was that the canopy was booby-trapped, usually with several hand grenades. Any attempt to get out would result in instant death. The also guaranteed at least a bit of extra damage. And why was that so?
Because:
Many kamikaze pilots were not volunteers and the grenades were needed to ensure that they completed their mission appropriately.
2006-06-30 13:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know...but there was a jewish kamikaze pilot who crashed his plane in his brother's scrapyard...By the way "Kamikaze" means "Divine Wind"..which is probably what they got just before they impacted.
2006-06-30 16:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably for the same reason a suicidal person uses a clean glass and purified water to pass the bottle of pills... some preservation instinct!
2006-06-30 12:13:39 · answer #4 · answered by manena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damn good question....maybe they wanted to make sure they remained in the plane until they reached there target. Would'nt be very successful if they fell out of the plane....
2006-06-30 12:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by the_lemminguk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seatbelts were locked on by superiors before take off and they had only enough fuel to reach their target area.
2006-06-30 12:16:27 · answer #6 · answered by shell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As they saw the advert telling them to ":-
Crunk Crick with every Tlip!
2006-06-30 20:26:42 · answer #7 · answered by gp200dawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they whore small gear for thier child like bodies
2006-06-30 12:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by chairbinder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they stayed with the plane!
2006-06-30 12:11:53 · answer #9 · answered by Tidos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually those were straps so the could not eject before they hit..........
Just kidding they were wearing parachutes......
which really does not make sense either.......
2006-06-30 12:13:27 · answer #10 · answered by JAMES E. F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋