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101. World War II history buffs take note of this trail
For
those who follow World War II history, Brookings is home to a trail
leading to one of the only spots on the continental United States bombed
by a Japanese airplane attack.
The Bombsite Trail leading to Wheeler Ridge commemorates the flight of
Nobuo Fujita, who designed an airplane that could be disassembled, fitted
into a submarine, then reassembled and launched at sea. On Sept. 9, 1942,
Fujita took off and dropped an incendiary bomb on the ridge, hoping to
start a raging forest fire.
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