[Rōmaji lyrics] Hinomaru-hachimaki shimenaoshi Gutto nigitta sōjūkan Banri no dotō nan no sono Yuku zo rondon washinton Sora da sora koso kuni kaketa Tenkawakeme no kessenjō Mabuta ni ukanda haha no kao Senninriki no ushirodate Tsubasa ni komoru ichioku no Moeru ketsui wa kegasanu zo Sora da sora koso kuni kaketa Tenkawakeme no kessenjō Kurunara kitemiro murasuzume Yonaki shite ita kono ude da Saigo no muden tobashitara Katappashi kara saka tonbo Sora da sora koso kuni kaketa Tenkawakeme no kessenjō Tsubasa ni minami no tsuki ukete Koyoi mata tobu sakutekikō Nanatsu no umi ni ōzora ni Hare no kachidoki ageyō zo Sora da sora koso kuni kaketa Tenkawakeme no kessenjō [Japanese lyrics] 日の丸鉢巻締め直し ぐっと握った操縦桿 万里の怒涛 なんのその 征くぞロンドン ワシントン 空だ空こそ国かけた 天下分け目の決戦場 瞼にうかんだ母の顔 千人力の後ろ盾 翼にこもる一億の 燃える決意は汚さぬぞ 空だ空こそ国かけた 天下分け目の決戦場 来るなら来てみろ群雀 夜泣きしていたこの腕だ 最後の無電とばしたら 片っ端から逆蜻蛉 空だ空こそ国かけた 天下分け目の決戦場 翼に南の月うけて 今宵また飛ぶ索敵行 七つの海に大空に 晴れの勝鬨あげようぞ 空だ空こそ国かけた 天下分け目の決戦場
Mitsubishi A6M Rei Shiki... Pathetic nonexistent armor, relatively underpowered armament compared to other aircraft of its class, and the divine winds to carry it to its foe the perfect monster of the skies to terrorize the Grumman F4F It wasn't the machine that dominated the skies, it was the pilots of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service who rightfully earned the title of best in the world!
It might be from a movie but this is referring to the Imperial Japanese Navy and keeping the skies clear. It doesn't matter, it is in no way referring to the IJA
The art from "Il-2 Sturmovik" game; add-on "Pearl Harbour/Pacific Ocean" (as I can recollect). Maybe somebody redrew it - in the game art is in a lower quality.
