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Original - Kamikaze pilots from the 72nd Shinbu Squadron of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (with Corporal Yukio Araki holding the puppy) the day before their mission. May 26, 1945.
Reason
A quite unusual portrait of young kamikaze pilots, all of whom have died. The photo became iconic to some extent in Japan, appearing in several local museums and in a number of Japanese books. I didn't crop the thin top/bottom frames because it would eat some photo space as the frames aren't straight, the original low-res framing is here.
Articles in which this image appears
72nd Shinbu Squadron, Kamikaze
FP category for this image
History/World War II
Creator
Asahi Shimbun cameraman

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:13, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]