AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1944

Aircraft hub · 1944 · Second World War

Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

Rocket-powered kamikaze. The Americans code-named it ‘Baka’ — fool — which misses whose idea it was. The gazetteer currently lists it at 2 UK museums.

1944
First flight
852
Built
576 mph(dive)
Top speed
2
Museums
Side profile of the Ohka 11, painted as BAPC.99 (8486M), a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 11 rocket-powered piloted suicide aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built to be carried under a G4M bomber and released near Allied ships, captured by American forces on Okinawa in 1945, brought to Britain and kept by the RAF Museum, painted as it is shown at RAF Museum London, Hendon: grey-green overall, a cherry-blossom emblem with pale yellow petals and an orange-red outline on each side of the nose, a thin orange-red aiming line along the top of the nose to the windscreen, a dark olive fuse cap with a red centre, small black ‘1046’ stencils on the fuselage and no national markings, with the three rocket nozzles visible in the open tail cone; it is shown level on its olive two-axle bomb trolley with wooden blocks under the wing roots, as displayed, the fuselage depth is set between two published drawings and the trolley layout is simplified
Plate 112 · The Hangar

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka in the UK

The gazetteer records 2 Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in 2 regions: London & Around, South West England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Yeovil South West England Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka II BAPC 58
Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 London London & Around Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

3D model

The Ohka 11 in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as BAPC.99 (8486M), a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 11 rocket-powered piloted suicide aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built to be carried under a G4M bomber and released near Allied ships, captured by American forces on Okinawa in 1945, brought to Britain and kept by the RAF Museum, painted as it is shown at RAF Museum London, Hendon: grey-green overall, a cherry-blossom emblem with pale yellow petals and an orange-red outline on each side of the nose, a thin orange-red aiming line along the top of the nose to the windscreen, a dark olive fuse cap with a red centre, small black ‘1046’ stencils on the fuselage and no national markings, with the three rocket nozzles visible in the open tail cone; it is shown level on its olive two-axle bomb trolley with wooden blocks under the wing roots, as displayed, the fuselage depth is set between two published drawings and the trolley layout is simplified. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (577 KB) · Plate 112 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Blackburn Buccaneer, de Havilland Vampire, Gloster Gladiator, Gloster Meteor, Harrier family.

Where the type is thickest

London & Around has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka in brief

TypeYokosuka MXY-7 Ohka
UK museums holding one2
Airframes recorded in this survey2

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 2 Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka airframes?

Fleet Air Arm Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.