The pilot activated the release locks so that when he could pickled Way that it could have flown across the Pacific, Johnson could not On the wings flew overhead, the plane was not a bomber and there was no Johnson watched in awe as the small floatplane with a red meat ball Warrant Officer Fujita is shown with his Yokosuka E14Y The huge trees wereĮasy to spot and certainly easy to hit with the bombs. Made a course correction 20 degrees to the north. The plane reached the shore line and the pilot TheseĪirplanes carried very little fuel and all flights were in and out Wooded area where they were supposed to drop their bombs. To be on the lookout for a fire tower which was on the edge of the The pilot of the aircraft checked his course and alerted his observer It was unusual because in the pastĪll air traffic had been flying up and down the coast, not aiming into Johnson was about to put his binoculars down when something flashed Pilot had calculated land fall in a few minutes and right on schedule heĬould see the breakers flashing white as they hit the Oregon shores. The small Japanese float plane had climbed to several thousand feet ofĪltitude for better visibility and to get above the coastal fog. Low, medium and high but nothing caught his eye. To his duties as a forestry agent which was searching for any signs ofĪ forest fire. Johnson was sweeping the horizon but could see nothing, he went back The “Glen” was launched via catapult from a I-25 class After a short climb to altitude the pilot turned on a Gauges were in the green the pilot signaled and the catapult launched A perfect day to attack the United States of America. There was a slight breeze blowing and the seas wereĬalm. Officer Fujita started the engine, let it warm up, checked the magnetosĪnd oil pressure. The Captain ordered the aircraft to be placed on the catapult. With a nine cylinder 340 hp radial engine. This was a small two passenger float plane
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Unfolded, and several 176 pound incendiary bombs were attached to the Out its hangar built next to the conning tower. A loud bell signaled the “All Clear.” The crewĪssigned to the single engine Yokosuki E14Ys float equipped observationĪnd light attack aircraft sprang into action. Sound as the bow of the I-25 broke from the depths, nosed over for its Hangar door were opened too soon and sea water rushed into the hangarsĪnd sank the boat with all hands lost. Open hatch signal” During training runs several subs were lost when “Prepare to surface, aircrew report to your stations, wait for the The aircraft carried two incendiary 168 pound bombs and aĪboard the submarine the Captain’s voice boomed over the PA system, Large part of the industry in Brookings, just a few miles north of the The area were still in bed or preparing to head for work. It wasĬold on the coast this September morning, and quiet. He could spot and identify, friend or foe, almost immediately. Keith had memorized the silhouettes of Japanese longĭistance bombers and those of our own aircraft. Johnson was onĭuty atop a forest fire lookout tower between Gold’s Beach andīrookings Oregon. September 9, 1942: Nebraska forestry student Keith V. The only plane ever to drop a bomb on the United Statesĭuring WWII was this submarine based Glen. Minute checks of their charts making sure they matched those of the Pilot Chief Warrant Officer Nobuoįujita and his crewman Petty Officer Shoji Okuda were making last Navy had a large number of I-400 submarines under construction. Slow down shipping from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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Huge submarine fleet to attack the eastern end of the Panama Canal to If this test run were successful, Japan had hopes of using their Their mission attack the westĬoast with incendiary bombs in hopes of starting a devastating forestįire.
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Dawn was approaching the first rays of the sun wereįlickering off the periscopes lens. Were watching their coast line for ships and aircraft that might attack Year ago and the Captain of the attack submarine knew that Americans Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor less than a They were fast, long-ranged, and carried a seaplane behind watertight doors, which could be launched on a forward catapult. The B1 type was the most numerous class of Japanese submarines. September 9, 1942, the I-25 B1 type Japanese submarine was cruising inĪn easterly direction raising its periscope occasionally as it neared Thanks to Jack Lehman, Navy Diver (Ret.), for bringing this to my attention. Authored by Norm Goyer, it was found on Aircraft Market Place Blog.