Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum

Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum
万世特攻平和祈念館

Airmen from Bansei Air Base before their mission
General information
Address 1955-3 Kasedatakahashi
Town or city Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture
Country Japan
Coordinates 31°26′14″N 130°17′43″E / 31.43722°N 130.29528°E / 31.43722; 130.29528Coordinates: 31°26′14″N 130°17′43″E / 31.43722°N 130.29528°E / 31.43722; 130.29528
Opening 1993

Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum (万世特攻平和祈念館 Bansei Tokkō Heiwa Kinenkan) opened in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1993 to commemorate the lives of the 201 airmen from the Bansei Air Base (万世飛行場) who died in "special attack" operations in the final months of the Pacific War.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bansei Tokko Peace Museum". Wesleyan University. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "万世特攻平和祈念館" [Bansei Tokko Peace Museum]. Minamisatsuma City. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "万世特攻平和祈念館" [Bansei Tokko Peace Museum]. Kagoshima Prefecture. Retrieved 14 December 2013.


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