WWII Fu-Go balloon bomb designed by the Japanese to hitch a ride on the North Pacific jet stream and drop their high explosive or incendiary payload on American soil.
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More:
https://www.atomicheritage.org/histo...on-bombs-fu-go
Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...586#post143223
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...170#post184586
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...160#post165249
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...124#post184396
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...381#post177373