tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post5110344311794481716..comments2024-03-28T22:18:49.598+01:00Comments on One Hundred Mountains: Mt Fuji at warProject Hyakumeizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-40629106189233300612014-08-17T18:45:26.593+02:002014-08-17T18:45:26.593+02:00Thanks for reading, Iain. Yes, that photo of Mt Fu...Thanks for reading, Iain. Yes, that photo of Mt Fuji at war has very sinister overtones. Since I put up this post, I have discovered another (Japanese) source that says there were actually three air attacks - or strafing runs - on the summit stations. On 3 December 1944, 30 July 1945 and 13 August 1945. Were they aiming for the radio masts, I wonder. And what has become of the records of these attacks on the US side - there must be logbooks, squadron records etc ... Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-21688993860284243872014-08-14T21:43:51.953+02:002014-08-14T21:43:51.953+02:00Yet another interesting read with photos to boot. ...Yet another interesting read with photos to boot. I particularly like the one of Fuji through the nose cone of the B-29. It conjures up so many thoughts for me. There are countless photos capturing Fuji's beauty and grandeur, this photo seems the complete opposite for me.Iainhwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593667640067919728noreply@blogger.com