BALLOON BOMB KILLS 6 IN OREGON
May 5, 1945
BALLOON BOMB KILLS 6
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DRAGONDEN PRODUCTIONS BRICK BACKGROUND WITH LOGO. © TM DRAGONDEN PRODUCTIONS LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FONTS: DRAGONDEN: WOLFS BANE II LICENSED ICONIAN FONTS. ARIAL BOLD ARIAL BOLD. AMERICAN TYPEWRITER. IMAGE PUBLIC DOMAIN. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_fire_balloon_Moffett.jpg
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TITLE: Bomb Load of Japanese Fu-Go
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TITLE: Japanese Fu-Go found in California. Parts Marked.
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IMAGE: Recovered paper ballon and equipment which was reflected. This particular ballon was forced to the ground by a Naval… – NARA – 196676.jpg
TITLE: Japanese Fu-Go Balloon forced to the ground by US Navy in Montana NARA
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TITLE: Mitchell Monument, Bly, Oregon
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TITLE: Japanese fire balloon reinflated after being shot down. Balloon now owned by the National Air & Space Museum.
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TITLE: Fu-Go apparatus. 8 February 1946.
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NEWSPAPER CLIPPING June 1, 1945. Widely circulated clipping. Paper not identified. Retrieved from Facebook, Together We Served. 7 February 2023. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FTogetherWeServed%2Fphotos%2Fthis-day-in-military-history1945-in-lakeview-oregon-mrs-elsie-mitchell-and-five-%2F3767698339939129%2F&psig=AOvVaw1sQxRorbA5JiP5zGlAo359&ust=1675941655413000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCNDUhbrnhf0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAT
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“Blast Kills 6” Newspaper Clipping. Herald and News, Klamath Falls Oregon 7 May 1945. PUBLIC DOMAIN. Retrieved 8 February 2023. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18392315/wwii-balloon-bomb-explosion/
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