GALLERY — SAMURAI IN THE OREGON SKY

Nobuo Fujita, WWII Japanese Navy Pilot

Collapsible seaplane on deck of submarine, ready for take off

A seaplane is launched via catapult from a Type B1 submarine

Fujita & man pose on seaplane

Animated Still: Disassembled reconnaissance seaplane, which was transported on the I-25 Submarine (Animation by Zak Margolis)

Animated Still: Plane launch from submarine (Animation by Zak Margolis)

Aerial View of Brookings, Oregon

Animated Still: The Jaycee Creed (Animation by Zak Margolis)

Illustration: Poster for the Brookings Azalea Festival (Illustration by Zak Margolis)

Fujita Family with Jaycee Bill McChesney in Brookings, 1962

Mr. and Mrs. Fujita at the Azalea Festival, 1962

Nobuo Fujita and his family present samurai sword to Mayor Campbell, 1962

Production Still: Glen prepares for his interview

Production Still: Jaycee Norm threads up his old tape recording

Present day site of WWII bombing with the redwood Peace Tree

Mr. Fujita's family & friends visit his redwood Peace Tree