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N0KFQ > TODAY 09.09.16 14:52l 23 Lines 767 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Today in History - Sep 9
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Sent: 160909/1340Z 6920@N0KFQ.#SWMO.MO.USA.NA BPQ6.0.12
1942
Japanese bomb U.S. mainland
On this day in 1942, a Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs
on an Oregon state forest-the first and only air attack on the
U.S. mainland in the war.
Launching from the Japanese sub I-25, Nobuo Fujita piloted his
light aircraft over the state of Oregon and firebombed Mount
Emily, alighting a state forest-and ensuring his place in the
history books as the only man to ever bomb the continental United
States. The president immediately called for a news blackout for
the sake of morale. No long-term damage was done, and Fujita
eventually went home to train navy pilots for the rest of the
war.
73 - K.O., n0kfq
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