In 1945, Japan Imperial Navy built an airfield along the west coast of Yokosuka .... Nagai Naval Air Base .... It was supposed to help defend against an invasion of mainland Japan by U.S. & Allied Forces, including preparations to for Kamikaze attacks using the "Oka" manned bomb-plane .... as it turned out, WW-II ended before Nagai Naval Air Station was actually used .... after the war, it was converted into a family housing area for the U.S. Navy, and it was used that way until 1983 .... more recently, a large portion of the land was turned into a children-oriented "Le Soleil Park" (Soleil No Oka Koen)...
https://en.japantravel.com/kanagawa/le-soleil-amusement-park-yokosuka/4011
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| Undated photo shows Nagai Air Base runway |
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Post-WW2 photo of "Oka" manned bomb-plane
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How the Oka was supposed to be used
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Overhead view of USN Nagai Housing Area
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| Another view of Nagai housing ... Look At The Cliff !! |
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