The IJN E14Y1 wings folded up to fit inside the mother submarine

It was a Japanese seaplane, the Yokosuka E14Y1,

which has the unique distinction of being the only

Japanese (or AXIS) plane to actually bomb the

U.S. mainland. Operating from the Japanese

Imperial Navy submarine I-25, the plane took off and bombed an unpopulated coast area of

Oregon in September, 1942. Obviously this was just a symbolic gesture but it was the reason why the U.S. maintained extensive blackout and

camouflage procedures until 1944 in Hawaii and West Coast American cities and defense plants.

No one really knew for sure what Japan's

capabilities were with its submarine launched seaplanes and submarine refueled seaplane bombers.

The Yokosuka E14Y1, carried on the I-25, a dangerous long range submarine type in the Japanese Navy. It was sunk by the U.S. in 1943.

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The E14Y1 wings folded up to fit inside

the mother submarine

Some subs could

carry up to four.

It was a Japanese seaplane, the Yokosuka E14Y1, which has the unique distinction of being the only Japanese (or AXIS) plane to actually bomb the U.S. mainland. Operating from the Japanese Imperial Navy submarine I-25, the plane took off and bombed an unpopulated coast area of Oregon in September, 1942. Obviously this was just a symbolic gesture but it was the reason why the U.S. maintained extensive blackout and camouflage procedures until 1944 in Hawaii and West Coast American cities and defense plants. No one really knew for sure what Japan's capabilities were with its submarine launched seaplanes and submarine refueled seaplane bombers. The E14Y1 winfolded up to fit inside the mother submarine. Some subs could carry up to four. The Yokosuka E14Y1, carried on the I-25, a dangerous long range submarine type in the Japanese Navy. It was sunk by the U.S. in 1943.