Transcripted Error Identified
Iwasaki got to work immediately, and before long, he identified the fatal and time-wasting error that was present in the transcription of the report that was collected on February 27, 1944, at Sasebo from Naha. Interestingly enough, the latest data was collected a few days after Grayback had docked at the base. Also, there was a detailed report of an attack by a Nakajima B5N bomber collected from an aircraft carrier.
Transcripted Error Identified
Japanese Bomber Claiming Victory
The Nakajima B5N, a Japanese bomber, noted that on February 27, it had released a 500-pound bomb on a submarine that had surfaced in its waters. The report detailed that the bomb was dropped to the rear of the conning tower, which caused an explosion where the boat sank and seemingly no one had survived. This explosive event would become an integral clue in the international investigation’s progress and development.
Japanese Bomber Claiming Victory
