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Magua said:
First pure wing powered by jet engine. Not sure if it was Hitler's.
The history thread.
70 years ago, the Japanese war machine (knowing they were losing) unleashed thousands of balloons to drift along the jet stream to attack the US mainland. Most had explosives with timers to create forest fires in the Western US. Landed as far east as Michigan.
One especially large one knocked out the electricity to the Hanford plant that was helping build the atomic bombs. They even used anthrax from their infamous "Unit 731" in China to try to infect the US public- Weapons of mass destruction.
They froze in the upper atmosphere and didn't cause any damage. Total cover up by the Feds while they all had gas masks (FDR attached to his wheelchair).
On May 5, 1945, a pregnant woman and five children were killed when they discovered a balloon bomb that had landed in the forest of Gearhart Mountain in Southern Oregon. Archie Mitchell was the pastor of the Bly Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.
He and his pregnant wife Elsie drove up to Gearhart Mountain with five of their Sunday school students (aged 11–14) to have a picnic. They had to stop at this spot near Bly, Oregon, due to construction and a road closing.
Elsie and the children got out of the car at Bly, Oregon, while Archie drove on to find a parking spot. As Elsie and the children looked for a good picnic spot, they saw a strange balloon lying on the ground.
As the group approached the balloon, a bomb attached to it exploded, killing Elsie and all five children instantly. Archie and several members of the road crew witnessed the explosion and immediately ran to the scene and used their hands to extinguish the fire on Elsie's and the children's clothing, but they could not save them.[22][23] Two members of the road crew gathered their bearings and headed to Bly.
They knew authorities and military personnel were needed.[24] These are the only known deaths caused by the balloon bombs, and also the only known deaths in the continental U.S. as the result of enemy action during World War II.
70 years ago, the Japanese war machine (knowing they were losing) unleashed thousands of balloons to drift along the jet stream to attack the US mainland. Most had explosives with timers to create forest fires in the Western US. Landed as far east as Michigan.
One especially large one knocked out the electricity to the Hanford plant that was helping build the atomic bombs. They even used anthrax from their infamous "Unit 731" in China to try to infect the US public- Weapons of mass destruction.
They froze in the upper atmosphere and didn't cause any damage. Total cover up by the Feds while they all had gas masks (FDR attached to his wheelchair).
On May 5, 1945, a pregnant woman and five children were killed when they discovered a balloon bomb that had landed in the forest of Gearhart Mountain in Southern Oregon. Archie Mitchell was the pastor of the Bly Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.
He and his pregnant wife Elsie drove up to Gearhart Mountain with five of their Sunday school students (aged 11–14) to have a picnic. They had to stop at this spot near Bly, Oregon, due to construction and a road closing.
Elsie and the children got out of the car at Bly, Oregon, while Archie drove on to find a parking spot. As Elsie and the children looked for a good picnic spot, they saw a strange balloon lying on the ground.
As the group approached the balloon, a bomb attached to it exploded, killing Elsie and all five children instantly. Archie and several members of the road crew witnessed the explosion and immediately ran to the scene and used their hands to extinguish the fire on Elsie's and the children's clothing, but they could not save them.[22][23] Two members of the road crew gathered their bearings and headed to Bly.
They knew authorities and military personnel were needed.[24] These are the only known deaths caused by the balloon bombs, and also the only known deaths in the continental U.S. as the result of enemy action during World War II.
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