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Originally Posted by keith A
I think my original thought derived from a claim by an Australian Spitfire pilot on the Darwin Raids in 1943.
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Yup, lots of misidentifications by both sides during that campaign!
I don't think any Hamps were used for kamikaze attacks during the Okinawa campaign. There weren't any left by then...
Oscars are a definite possibility for 12 April. Quite a few were thrown against the Radar Picket Stations around Okinawa that day; some Oscars also sortied from Formosa that day, presumably to attack the BPF, though if memory serves none got through to the BPF.
A6M2s are also a definite possibility. Some Franks were sent on tokkotai missions that day as well, though again I think they all went after the Radar Picket Stations.
I do remember that a Ki.46 Dinah was shot down on the morning of 12 April somewhere near the BPF though I don't remember which squadron got the victory.