The Lost Pilot

On April 6th 1945 three kamikaze pilots and their navigators attack the H.M.S. Illustrious off Okinawa. On the signals deck Chief Petty Officer W.T Holman dives for cover. Twentyfive years on, son… Audio

Jeffrey Holman had always tried to get close to his father, but one way or another the man just kept moving away. Audio

Hector C. Bywater, a great-uncle of Jeffrey's and a naval commentator, writes of Japan's naval history and predicts the attack on Pearl Harbour. Audio

Delving into the history of kamikaze, Jeffrey learns more about the internal workings of these young men including diary entries and letters home. Audio

Jeffrey plans his trip with the help of Dr. Kota Hattori then begins the first leg staying with Ken Westmoreland. Audio

Jeffrey goes to the kamikaze museum where he comes face-to-face with the image of 19-year-old Chiharu Nagata. One of the six kamikaze who died attacking HMS Illustrious. Audio

Jeffrey visits the Kamikaze Museum in Konoya and is moved by the youthful face of one of the pilots Audio

Jeffrey visits the Peace Park in Nagasaki and offers an ema prayer board and sakura petals to the six dead kamikaze. Audio

Jeffrey Paparoa Holman's journey of reconciliation is starting to affect those who are helping him, none more so than Ritsu Hall who agrees to write a Japanese foreword for Jeffrey's book, so that… Audio

Jeffrey has one final family to visit before he leaves Japan. Audio