Getting Closure
Also, The Japanese report reported on an attack by a Nakajima B5N bomber from an aircraft carrier. The Nakajima B5N was a Japanese torpedo bomber that dropped a 500-pound bomb on a surfaced submarine.
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Never Giving Up
The account said that the bomb hit the submarine at the end of the conning tower, and the vessel subsequently exploded and sunk leaving no trace behind. In 2019, Iwasaki spoke to the NY Times about what he found in the files.