Bombing of America

[elmilitaro]

OK, it really wasn't a bombing raid as I try to make it sound


But can somebody give me more information about the bomb-ladened balloons the japanese released over America.


Thank you.

[lesofprimus]

In case u didnt notice, I fixed ur siggy elmil, and also sized it out some to fit better...... If u dont like it, lemme know and I'll play with the image some more....

[lesofprimus]

As for the balloon bombs.....

[lesofprimus]

Fugos: Japanese Balloon Bombs of WWII
Offically; in the waning days of the Pacific War Japan tried a last ditch ploy to hit the United States with a terror weapon. That weapon was the Balloon Bomb. It was supposed to set fire to the West Coast and drop anti-personel bombs randomly on the U.S. In research after the war it was found that the Japanese built 15,000 of them but only launched 9,300. A little over 300 Balloon Bomb incedents occured in the U.S. and Canada. The only casualties were a woman and five kids in Bly, Oregon on a church picnic, who found and moved one. It expoded, killing them all.

http://www.seanet.com/~johnco/fugo.htm

[elmilitaro]

Originally Posted by lesofprimus

In case u didnt notice, I fixed ur siggy elmil, and also sized it out some to fit better...... If u dont like it, lemme know and I'll play with the image some more....

Thanks, I really appreciate it. though it could be a little longer lenghtwise and a little less wider, but other than that it looks terrific.

[elmilitaro]

Originally Posted by lesofprimus

As for the balloon bombs.....

I'll remember that next time.

[lesofprimus]

Actually, the pic is alittle large as it sits now..... Mine seems to be just the right size-ish....

And ur welcome...

[Erich]

this maybe trivial but I have a friend that checked on the area in the hills above his SE Oregon town of the bomb that cost the life of the pastors family....this area is about 100 miles to my east. To my west in the area of the coastal mtns above Brookings another one blew hurting no-one except causing a small fire that quickly blew out on itself. The whole idea of course was that the Japanese could somehow cause numerous and rather wild and large forest fires to draw away manpower from our extreme efforts in defeating the Japanaese on their mainland. the idea was a propaganda one of course and the balloons were hardly felt. Silly as they let these things fly during the fall months of wind and rain

[Twitch]

Elmilitario- I just posted this article I wrote about 4 years ago on the subject- http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sto...tml#post163218 Might help.....

[elmilitaro]

Thanks.

[hellothere]

Also a jap pilot also tried to drop fire bombs on US forests. Only 2 bombs went off and where eaasly delt with by forest rangers

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Ummm that was from the balloons man. The only Japanese planes that ever flew over the United States were over Alaska. None flew over the Continental US mainland.

[Twitch]

This plane dropped 2 bombs into an Oregon forest in September 1942. The Yokosuka E14y1 (Glen) was a submarine-launched floatplane catapulted from the deck. I'm too lazy to look up which Japanese I-boat number did it, but rest assured it was done.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Wow I had not heard of that one. Thanks for correcting me. Learn something new everyday!

[Smokey]

I watched a TV documentary which stated that a ballon bomb descended on a manhattan project facility and damaged an electrical power station which caused a black out in the manhattan research centre. What a coincidence!