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FIRST BOMBING ON THE U.S. MAINLAND

BROOKINGS OREGON Lookout Air Raids Japanese Incendiary Bombing 1942  Newspaper | eBay

Launching from the Japanese sub I-25 (like below) Nobuo
Fujita piloted his light aircraft over the state of Oregon near
Brookings and firebombed Mount Emily, starting a forest fire.           

President Franklin D. Roosevelt 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.

It was the first-ever aerial bombing on the US mainland.


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Nobuo Fujita standing by his Yokosuka E14Y "Glen"
seaplane.

  
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AVIATOR DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1974

Charles Lindbergh - March 1927, San Diego. His legendary "Spirit of St.  Louis" in the background. : r/ColorizedHistory

Charles Lindbergh: New York to Paris, 1927 – and the World Was Never the  Same | Reason and Reflection

Images & Artifacts - Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.: Aviator & International  Superstar - LibGuides at Minnesota Historical Society Library

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)

Charles Lindbergh Flying His Plane The 'Spirit Of Saint Louis' History -  Item # VAREVCHBDAIRPEC010 - Posterazzi

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HAPPENINGS THAT MADE HISTORY

Today in History: July 4 | Holidays | koamnewsnow.com

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

Fat Man - Nagasaki - August 9, 1945

Print: Nagasaki, Japan, Atomic Bomb Attack in 1945 | eBay

Nagasaki atomic bomb anniversary: Photos show aftermath of US bombing

Nagasaki Franciscan monastery that survived atomic blast still stands as  messenger of peace | National Catholic Reporter

Mitsubishi Factory Destroyed by the Atomic Bomb in Nagasaki, Japan | Harry  S. Truman

Cover of the Boston Herald newspaper announcing the atomic bombing of  Nagasaki by U.S. forces. August 9, 1945. (Large Version) - Pictures and  Illustrations - The Scientific War Work of Linus C. Pauling

On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb is dropped on
Japan
by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally
in Japan’s unconditional surrender.

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TRULY A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION EVENT

AV-8B Harrier comes to Tillamook photo 2

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KATU) — The Tillamook Air Museum is
set to welcome a new addition to its collection on Monday.

An AV-8B Harrier is set to join the nearly three dozen
aircraft on display at the museum.

The Harrier will fly into Tillamook between 3:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m., according to the museum’s
Facebook page.

After a few safety components are removed, the public
will be welcome to approach the aircraft, meet the pilot
and maintenance crew, and take photos before it is
moved inside the museum.

AV-8B Harrier comes to Tillamook photo 3


The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a
single-engine
ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the
second generation of the
Harrier
family, capable of vertical
or
short takeoff and
landing (V/STOL).

The aircraft is primarily employed on light attack or
multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of
ground troops to armed
reconnaissance.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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WORST DISASTER AT LOGAN AIRPORT

A midsized white twin-engine passenger jet in the air with landing gear deployed
A Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30, similar
to the one involved.

Reporter's notebook, July 31, 1973: Covering Delta Flight #723 crash at  Logan on my 20th birthday - Manchester Ink Link

On July 31, 1973, Delta Flight 723 struck a concrete seawall
as it descended into Boston’s Logan International Airport
amid heavy ground fog.

The collision broke off some of the fuselage and the plane
slimed into the ground, breaking apart and bursting into
flames.

Almost all on board died instantly in what became the worst
air disaster at Logan and in all of New England.

OTD in 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 723 (N975NE) a DC-9-31 hits a seawall  and crashes while attempting to land at Logan International Airport in low  clouds and fog. 88 out of

The deadly crash of Delta Flight 723 on July 31, 1973, in Boston made front-page news there and in Atlanta; Burlington, Vermont; New York; and elsewhere. Eighty-eight people died when the plane hit a concrete seawall as it descended in dense fog for landing at Boston Logan International Airport.

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