About this episode
This episode concludes the story of Nobuo Fujita, the only enemy pilot to bomb the U.S. mainland during WWII, featuring a historic audio recording of the sword surrendering ceremony.
Welcome to Part 3 of Surrendering the Sword, the true story of former Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Nobuo Fujita. Nobuo was the only enemy pilot to bomb the United States mainland by fixed-wing aircraft in WWII and in the history of the country. This final episode of the series features a historic audio recording of the May 28, 1962 sword surrendering ceremony. The tape was made by my father, Norm Oberst, for his radio station, KURY. Surrendering the Sword was written and produced by Greg Oberst. Music and sound effects by Purple Planet, Sound Bible, and Storyblocks. Thanks for listening and sharing. Greg
People in this episode
Host: Greg Oberst
Topics covered
- history
- World War II
- Japanese history
Keywords
- Nobuo Fujita
- Imperial Japanese Navy
- sword surrendering ceremony
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Purple Planet, Sound Bible, Storyblocks
Books & works: Surrendering The Sword
Places: United States
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