The Museum of Coastal Carolina presents “Lookout Air Raid: The Day Japan Bombed Oregon” by Barbara Buchanan June 19 at 6 pm.
On September 9, 1942, the Imperial Japanese Submarine I-25, carrying a crew of about 100 and a single Yokosuka E14Y “Glenn” float plane with folded wings, slipped across the Pacific to the unprotected waters off the Oregon coast. Chief Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita flew two missions to bomb southern Oregon. The effect was inconsequential but the act itself was bold.
Buchanan will also discuss the Japanese shipwreck, Akibasan Maru. The only two Glen aircraft remains that are known to exist in the world reside in the cargo holds of this shipwreck. The Glen aircraft is famous for being the only aircraft to bomb the U.S. mainland.
Buchanan is a photographer, videographer and writer who travels the globe. She has worked on expeditions with Wreck Diving magazine and on Blackbeard’s shipwreck, Queen Anne’s Revenge, documenting the excavation for the Dive Down Project.
Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street, Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Admission to the museum is free for members. Non-member all-day admission is $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, $7.50 for children (3-12), and free for age 2 and under. A 7-day summer vacation pass is $75 for two adults and up to four children. Admission is free for active duty military and disabled veterans plus one guest; must include military ID cardholder. For more information about the Museum of Coastal Carolina, call 910-579-1016 or visit www.MuseumPlanetarium.org.