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by Santaanacanyon on August 6th, 2003

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Why did kamikaze pilots bother to wear helmets?

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  • by Mr. McClister on July 16th, 2006

    Mr. McClister

    Helmets do more than just protect....they hold microphones, earpiecses, breathing tubes, etc...They allow the pilot to stay concious, in control, and informed while flying...Kamikaze pilots still need to be concious in order to hit their targets

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on January 13th, 2009

    Im Alec has abandoned this account

    Because the radio mike and speakers were in the helmets. They might not have found the targets and had to go back, they might need to talk to each other to agree targets, the plane might have problems which would stop it reaching the target...

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on January 13th, 2009

    Glenn Blaylock

    What pilots wore during WWII were not really helmets. They were canvas or leather hats that contained the headphones for their radios. They really were not meant to protect the head. They were used to help facilitate communicational.

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  • by gung-ho on June 27th, 2006

    gung-ho

    Good question!! I think it's so they can carry out their mission. If they hit their head on the way and become unconcious and crash, then they have not fulfilled their mission and therefore wasted their life (and a plane).

    Here's the wikipedia page on kamikazes, it's pretty interesting- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze

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  • by Santaanacanyon on August 6th, 2003

    Santaanacanyon

    Simply put, the helmet was necessary to pilot the aircraft. Inside the helmet was the communication gear, and the goggles were attached to helmet as well.

    This question is usually asked for its "joke" value, since it was a fact that the pilot was on a suicide mission. Rest assured, the helmet did absolutely no good in making the mission "survivable".

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  • by English Gal is back. on March 27th, 2009

    English Gal is back.

    Im sorry to disappoint you cotton but there are no dirty rooms in my house lol

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  • by Nature Lover Loves All on March 27th, 2009

    Nature Lover Loves All

    Shoe and store room

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  • by Ditto on March 27th, 2009

    Ditto

    I have kids. None of them stay clean for long. Naturally the worst rooms are their bedrooms. It's unbelievable how bad they can get.

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  • by Account Closed on March 27th, 2009

    Account Closed

    My crafts room. I was working in there last night and have not cleaned up my mess yet.

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  • by Ailsa on March 27th, 2009

    Ailsa

    My daughters bedroom!

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  • by Headache on January 13th, 2009

    Headache

    Because they were stupid.

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  • by Breakfast on January 13th, 2009

    Breakfast

    I suppose they wore helmets so that in between the takeoff and their unfashionable landing, they didn't jeopardize the mission by bumping their heads.

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  • by Brian I on November 23rd, 2007

    Brian I

    To keep their heads warm.

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  • by Spicy Hot on March 27th, 2009

    Spicy Hot

    Right now the living room.

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  • by B.fife My honesty makes people angry... on January 13th, 2009

    B.fife My honesty makes people angry...

    (I'm sorry but I can't resist...)
    Is it because they didn't want to blow their tops???

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  • by LuckyLefty on January 13th, 2009

    LuckyLefty

    In case they changed their mind mid-flight?

    Abort! Eject!...shit, i don't have a helmet :(

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  • by Kitt-tastrophy on December 8th, 2007

    Kitt-tastrophy

    To give the illusion of "I plan on living"? So nobody knows they're kamikazes

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  • by J and B on November 23rd, 2007

    J and B

    They also had headphones in them, although I'm not sure what there was to talk about.

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  • by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on November 23rd, 2007

    Nelson - Jetpacking from bed

    To protect them en route to their destination.

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  • by The Account Formerly Known As Peyton on August 31st, 2007

    The Account Formerly Known As Peyton

    So that they can stay alive until their DPS.

    (Designated Point of Suicide)

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  • by Scooter on August 31st, 2007

    Scooter

    I guess it would be standard suicide bomber apparel.

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  • by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on July 20th, 2007

    Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

    Duplicate question. Did these not show up when you asked this one?

    http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/541
    http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/348272

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  • by yup. on July 20th, 2007

    yup.

    hell i duno, why do sky divers wear helmets?

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  • by Babycakes on July 20th, 2007

    Babycakes

    Thanks for the chuckle:)

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  • by KevinW42 on January 5th, 2007

    KevinW42

    Here's a hypothetical situation:

    Two kamakaze pilots are on a mission, pilot A wears a helmet, pilot B doesn't. On thier way to the mission they hit bad weather with severe turbulence, pilot A hits his head on a panel, gets a small bruise and makes it to the mission where he intentionally crashes into a ship, sinking it. Pilot B hits his head on a panel, gets a concussion, and crashes into open ocean doing no good (or for us, nothing bad).

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  • by RJTRIES on February 2nd, 2006

    RJTRIES

    WWII pilot "helmets" were not really helmets, but rather leather caps. This is true for almost all air forces. Bomber crews, who flied slower planes and had to deal with AA fires would don special armored helmets ( which served as the basis for some of the helmets the Death Star soldiers wore in the original Star Wars Eps IV and V) As the person before me wrote, these contained headphones and other items necessary for flying the plane.

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  • by Charles Varvaro on August 28th, 2004

    Charles Varvaro

    World War II pilots including the Kamikaze did not wear the hard helmets of today's military pilots. Rather they wore leather flight caps. For an excellent photo of kamikaze pilots in their flight gear go to http://www.dayofthekamikaze.com/japanese.html The first hard helmets worn by military pilots to protect their heads were the same as those worn by soldiers.

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  • by Barcaluv on July 18th, 2007

    Barcaluv

    I don't think any pilot jumped into a cockpit with 100% certainty they might not make it back. Many of them did.

    "When you eliminate all thoughts about life and death, you will be able to totally disregard your earthly life. This will also enable you to concentrate your attention on eradicating the enemy with unwavering determination, meanwhile reinforcing your excellence in flight skills."
    (A paragraph from the kamikaze pilots' manual.)

    "The tokkōtai pilot's manual also explained how a pilot may turn back if the pilot could not a locate a target and that "[a pilot] should not waste [his] life lightly." However, one pilot who continuously came back to base was shot after his ninth return."

    Source and much more here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze

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  • by JustCallMeBubbles on January 5th, 2007

    JustCallMeBubbles

    Hey, if you were going to die for your country and you wanted to wear a helmit, I wouldn't be the one to tell you no.

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  • by Kumbaya on February 12th, 2007

    Kumbaya

    Because they initially weren't kamikaze pilots, and if there is some kind of accident, it's important for the pilot to remain alive -> To suicide with another plane in an aircraft carrier.

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  • by Sheepingly needs no handy men only hugs on July 18th, 2007

    Sheepingly needs no handy men only hugs

    Because they have every intention of crashing and being reckless.

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  • by OverRate_504 on November 7th, 2006

    OverRate_504

    hahaha this is a classic retorical question... I was gonna say just like the top answer, I think they have microphones and stuff going on inside thier helmets.

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  • by ITSMEROD PH on September 10th, 2010

    ITSMEROD PH

    Because they have headsets to hear the brainwashing of the generals...

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  • by Marko_K on August 4th, 2011

    Marko_K

    Just 4 fun xD

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  • by haggardmom on September 20th, 2006

    haggardmom

    Pilots didn't wear helmets back then. They might have worn something that was cloth and leather that housed their communications, but they weren't really helmets.

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  • by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on July 20th, 2007

    Nelson - Jetpacking from bed

    To protect them until they get to the target. Sorry, no joke to add at this time, but give me a minute.

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  • by nagol the scot on June 5th, 2008

    nagol the scot

    for the irony

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  • by Abbra gone Underground on June 5th, 2008

    Abbra gone Underground

    Some kamikaze pilots wore headbands called 'hachimaki' instead of the helmet.
    The hachimaki had symbols on them, saying things like "I get you SOBs" or "You will die miserably"
    It didn't help much, no-one ever found the hachimakis to read what was written on them.

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  • by Squid1994 on September 10th, 2010

    Squid1994

    Their "helmets" were made of leather and canvas, and had the radio speakers over the ears.
    They provided protection to the pilots to insure that they would make it to their targets. If they were unable to get to their target area, they were instructed to return to base, so that they and the planes could be used again to try at a better time.

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  • by Rollie on March 27th, 2009

    Rollie

    Our store room. It gets cleaned the least because it's really full of cartons and tubs of stuff and it's hard to clean around them.

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  • by Dmitri on June 5th, 2008

    Dmitri

    They wear them so that they don't accidentally hit their heads on something and pass out and lose their way. Also, the helmets protect them until they are at their destination, for only there can they die as they were told.

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  • by Luc Thiet Thuan on January 13th, 2009

    Luc Thiet Thuan

    Mostly for communications, but also to prevent them being killed before they reached their target!

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  • by Raddman on August 31st, 2007

    Raddman

    To be properly dressed to be with their ancestors

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  • by slothmister on August 31st, 2007

    slothmister

    So they canc ommunicate with their CO's

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  • by Mars Jenkar on September 7th, 2007

    Mars Jenkar

    It's "kamikaze".

    And they're not just dying, they're dying in order to take something else down. So they wear the helmets to keep them safe until they get to their target.

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  • by kidalbino on July 20th, 2007

    kidalbino

    To make war movies cooler?

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