Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-25 | Page 4 | Japs Use Plane-Carrying Sub, London Sources Disclose

Japs a s Use se Plane-Carrying Plane Sub London Sources Disclose LONDON Feb 25 AP The AP-The The Japanese are believed to be using at least one plane-carrying plane submarine and possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly more informed sources declared Wednesday They said that when the New Zealand armed merchant cruiser was engaged by an enemy near New Zealand waters waters' about a month ago she was attacked simultaneously by a plane believed to have come from a submarine Neither attack caused any damage A submarine-carried submarine aircraft probably would be a a. seaplane seaplane seaplane sea sea- plane which could be stored in two sections in hangars on each ach s side de of the undersea ship and be assembled at sea the informants explained The Idea is is' not fundamentally new Britain tried it itin itin in 1927 1921 The ill fated which had been built to carry a 12 inch gun w was was- adapted adapt d to take a seaplane with folding wings by removal pf of the gun and construction of a hangar in iIi the space formerly occupied by the gun mounting The seaplane was catapulted from the submarine Both the the plane piari and the later were lost i 1 Janes Jane's s Fighting ng Ships authoritative naval manual lists the giant French submarine largest in the world as carrying a aa small sn small alJ seaplane which is stored in a deck hangar