The 1962 Redwood Emblem of Peace: How a Japanese Pilot's Apology Forged Bonds with an Oregon Town
During the early morning hours of September 9, 1942, in a bold attempt to retaliate for the Doolittle Raid, Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita, launched from submarine I-25, dropped incendiary bombs near Brookings, Oregon, aiming to ignite massive forest fires. https://youtu.be/oeP5EKOfJ7s?si=VmzlKaYu5XBWsKPb The operation involved a Yokosuka E14Y floatplane, catapulted into the Oregon sky with the intent…