Why did kamikaze pilots in WW2 wear helmets?
813466
Very good and very wise question.  Almost an oxymoron, however they had to protect their heads from minor injuries so they could use their head for a major injury. Thanks for the best answer! You rock dude!  Keep up the good work!
693850
To protect their ears from damage and possible deafness and to avoid eye injury from flying debris...:D
1125706
Obviously, they (the pilots) WANT to be noticed.  As to why that is... still a mystery.
94613
All I know is my dad was attached to the Chemical Corps in early WW2, and he talked about storing tons of phosgene and mustard gas somewhere on Hawaii.Probably the only reason we didnt use it on the Japenese, was we didnt want the Germans to use gas on us. (Hitler was scared of gas, he was Gassed twice in WW1) By the time the Germans were defeated we we doing a good job on Japan with firebombs and later the atomic bomb.
572152
This is what I was told. It dates back to the first world war in the trenches. On lighting a cigarette a german sniper would see the flame, second light he would take aim and the third person would get shot. This then became a superstition among british troops and carried on after the war. Hence the third light from a match is considered unlucky.
1175030
I think it very convincing. I remember wondering why there was no exterior plane wreckage the day it happened. If it was a missile or a military plane the government would want to hush it up as it would be difficult to pin that on Islamic nationalists unless they had help. It is a bit like the anthrax attacks. One of the 9-11skyjackers was treated for an anthrax skin lesion, an extremely rare condition before 9-11. There was also a very direct link between one of the skyjackers and the first anthrax victim. His former landlord worked in the same building. Yet the government avoided investigating any links and tried to find a scapegoat.
1128617
Louis Garneau used to have 10% recycled materials in his helmets, Not sure about nowadays but won t hurt to check into them.\n\nheres a cool one>http://www.nytro.com/product_p/22044.htm
1173083
to protect their heads so they could reach the target.
880506
that would depend on what kind of pilot they were.  A bomber pilot has a different mission than a fighter pilot,  then there are the transport guys, the refuelers.  It all depends.
368480
The usually wore sunglasses, and had a bandana to protect thier mouth area.
187536
The purpose of the airborne troops was to seize key transportation junctions to stop the arrival of reinforcements and confuse the higher command. In that way, the German defenses along the coast could be better isolated and destroyed by the landing troops.\n\nThe destruction of pillboxes, which are hardened targets, require lots of specialized equipment such as shaped charges and engineering equipment. A paratrooper is extremely limited in the amount of equipment he can carry when he jumps. If he is too heavy, he will fall too fast and will be break a leg or even his neck when he hits the ground. Because the Allies were landing in extremely bad weather so the Germans would believe there would be no landing that day, any heavy equipment either would be blown off course in the wind, or would have to go in the gliders which turned out to be very fragile.\n\nI hope this helps.
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Why Is It That KamaKazie Pilots Wore Helmits
793125
its common sense 2 wear the helmet as years ago wen  u didnt have 2 wear 1 my m8 kid got knot off his bike and bang his head but very sadly die later that day,,,,,,if only he had the helmet
1069942
There should be no law for or against helmets. Helmets only protect a person in a accident of 15-20 miles per hour. Any faster and the helmet could do far more damage. (Small pieces of plastic in the brains is not helpful).
1107752
Kamikaze pilots were dressed and ready to meet their maker in their finest. Of course they would wear the helment, as it was just another standard piece of the uniform. It was a high honor to be able to perform the service they provided.\nI understand that they all got a final shot of Saki just before they took off the meet their glorious end...
1015291
It's the pine tar players use for their bats for better grip...it gets on their helmets everytime they adjust it, take it on, take it off...some playesr likd vlady use the same helmet every year, game in and game out so it looks pretty nasty...like Trot Nixon of the red sox, and ozzie guillen used to do the same when he played
141089
because if you do not wear your uniform you would be disgraced and kicked out of the Airforce and sent home without the helmet, then what do you got to say for yourself, as a complete failure. but seriously so he or she won't bump their heads on the dash.