"Balloon Bombs" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 02 Dec 2021 10:01 p.m. PST |
In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese devised balloon bombs that could travel more than 5,000 miles via the jet stream to explode on North American soil. One of these bombs killed six Americans in rural Oregon in 1945… Military: link |
bandit86  | 02 Dec 2021 11:49 p.m. PST |
There were a few shows on the history/military channels about those |
| ZULUPAUL | 03 Dec 2021 3:02 a.m. PST |
Our fire bombs were much more effective. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 03 Dec 2021 4:38 a.m. PST |
There were a few shows on the history/military channels about those Another one coming up. They estimate hundreds of these bombs are still 'out there'. |
| skipper John | 03 Dec 2021 7:51 a.m. PST |
ZULUPAUL for the WIN! Too funny. |
| microgeorge | 03 Dec 2021 9:45 a.m. PST |
Ballons vs. B-29s. That's a bold strategy. |
| troopwo | 03 Dec 2021 10:08 a.m. PST |
Intended to start forest fires in the western US and Canada to force resources to be diverteed to fight the fires. The thing I find surprising is that the US b29s were encountering the effects of the jet stream and could not explain it. Meanwhile the Japanese were using the jet stream to generate their balloon bomb attacks. |
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