Know as the "Lookout Raid" this map depicts the route of the Japanese aircraft and submarine.
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Long supply routes and the loss of the Battle of Midway made large scale attacks against the American West very difficult, so only a few minor raids were attempted.
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Eyes to the Sky – Plane-Spotters in the San Juan Islands During WWII
The boldness of the Japanese surprise attack in 1941 shocked Americans, and some wondered if the West Coast itself was vulnerable. In the days before radar, only human observation could detect an incoming aerial assault. The US government mobilized…