Episode 267 - The Japanese Balloon Bombs of World War II

from Weird World Podcast · host Dean Wehrli

Sure China is sending balloons to spy on the United States, but during WWII Japan sent thousands of balloons over the U.S. mainland to start fires and  wreak havoc. There were some close calls, but one time they worked with  horrific results.

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