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Originally Posted by Donger
Fire balloons launched by the Japanese against us and Canada during WWII. One resulted in the only deaths (6) of Americans on CONUS by enemy action during the war:
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Meanwhile, we were researching nukes. That's a pretty good illustration of the difference in tech levels between the two warring nations.
The six deaths were a pregnant schoolteacher and a bunch of kids on a nature hike. When they went over to see what it was, it went off. Tragic beyond belief.
http://www.historynuggets.com/nugget...floating-bombs