
Nobuo Fujita, the flying Samurai who attacked Oregon
After World War II started, Imperial Japanese Navy submariner and pilot Nobuo Fujita hatched an idea...
Offbeat Oregon History podcast · Finn J.D. John
August 4, 202510m 45s
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Show Notes
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)