John Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>during the Second World War (actually the 1939-1945 European War) unmanned
>tethered balloons (aka Barrage Balloons) were used to cover important
>targets in
>Britain.
Ooooh, I forgot about these:
During WW2, Japanese forces launched thousands of automated balloon bombs
across the Pacific, "aimed" at the US mainland using a timing device to
control ballast.
A few links:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/jbb.htm
http://aviation-history.com/garber/vg-bldg/balloon_f.html
Joshua
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