▁year . ▁I - 2 9 ▁under ▁T . ▁Kin ashi ▁rende z vous ed ▁with ▁U - 1 8 0 ▁ 4 0 0 ▁miles ▁SS W ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁U - 1 8 0 ▁brought ▁Ch andra ▁B ose ▁from ▁Germany . ▁I - 2 9 ▁then ▁took ▁B ose ▁to ▁Sum atra . ▁B ose ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Army . ▁The ▁Army ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁Pen ang ▁under ▁Captain ▁Mah m ood ▁Khan ▁Dur ran i ▁for ▁training ▁Indian ▁agents ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁turn ▁land ed ▁in ▁India ▁by ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁sub mar ines . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 ▁I - 8 ▁under ▁Captain ▁Shin ji ▁U ch ino ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Pen ang ▁to ▁Br est , ▁Germany , ▁with ▁the ▁crew ▁for ▁the ▁German - made ▁RO ▁ 5 0 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 , 1 2 0 - ton ▁Type ▁IX C ▁U - bo at . ▁RO - 5 0 1 ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁by ▁the ▁destroy er ▁USS ▁Francis ▁M . ▁Robinson ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁It ▁never ▁reached ▁Japanese ▁territory . ▁On ▁its ▁return ▁voyage ▁in ▁September ▁or ▁October , ▁I - 8 ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Al lied ▁aircraft ▁off ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa ▁but ▁sust ained ▁no ▁damage . ▁Le aving ▁Singapore ▁in ▁December , ▁she ▁reached ▁Japan ▁safely ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Pen ang