Milsurp find, A Bomb in Lumby !

[Old Ranger]

At least 2 balloons were shot down by P40 Kittyhawks flown by RCAF 133 (F) pilots operating from Pat's Bay. The first was on 21 Feb 1945 by PO E.E. Maxwell. "Ted" Maxwell passed away a few years ago. He lived in Bancroft Ontario were he owned and operated a garage and Skidoo dealership. I remember a painting on the cover of Legion magazine years ago of PO Maxwell's shooting down of this balloon. I came across a copy of the magazine which I passed on to Ted's son. Not much was known about Ted's military service in our small town until after his passing when the local paper published an article.

 

[Gomer]

At least 2 balloons were shot down by P40 Kittyhawks flown by RCAF 133 (F) pilots operating from Pat's Bay. The first was on 21 Feb 1945 by PO E.E. Maxwell. "Ted" Maxwell passed away a few years ago. He lived in Bancroft Ontario were he owned and operated a garage and Skidoo dealership. I remember a painting on the cover of Legion magazine years ago of PO Maxwell's shooting down of this balloon. I came across a copy of the magazine which I passed on to Ted's son. Not much was know about Ted's military service in our small town until after his passing when the local paper published an article.

Read an account of an American family killed during WW2 while on a picnic in Oregon I think.I believe they found one and were messing with it and it went off.

 

[MarkCNP]

In this day and age of recycling, too bad we could't have used it against ISIS.

 

[enefgee]

When you look at that map, it was an amazingly efficient way to bomb another continent. I'm sure that if the Japanese had known how far they were going and the areas they could reach, they'd have launched hundreds of thousands of these things, and developed more advanced versions.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

When you look at that map, it was an amazingly efficient way to bomb another continent. I'm sure that if the Japanese had known how far they were going and the areas they could reach, they'd have launched hundreds of thousands of these things, and developed more advanced versions.

That's why it was a big secret on this end.

Grizz

 

[Recce21]

Nothing says natural selection like throwing rocks at UXO

Read an account of an American family killed during WW2 while on a picnic in Oregon I think.I believe they found one and were messing with it and it went off.

 

[shootemup]

Nothing says natural selection like throwing rocks at UXO

For obvious reasons there weren't articles in the local paper saying "Caution: Japanese ballon bombs landing in North America". Ballons were novelty items.

 

[Recce21]

People knew what bombs looked like though

For obvious reasons there weren't articles in the local paper saying "Caution: Japanese ballon bombs landing in North America". Ballons were novelty items.

 

[MiG25]

Nothing says natural selection like throwing rocks at UXO

I wouldn't judge them so harshly.