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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 10 MIN

Nobuo Fujita, the flying Samurai who attacked Oregon

from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John

After World War II started, submariner and pilot Nobuo Fujita hatched an idea: Use his tiny, rickety submarine-launched seaplane to attack an enemy 5,000 miles away from the nearest aircraft carrier. (Brookings, Curry County; 1940s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1305b-fujita-bombs-oregon.html)

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