When Japanese balloons menaced American skies during World War II
A menacing balloon from Asia floated in the skies over Montana. The year was 1944.
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A menacing balloon from Asia floated in the skies over Montana. The year was 1944.
The brouhaha over the suspected Chinese spy balloon this week has stirred up memories of Japan’s effort to bring World War II to the United States mainland with bomb-bearing balloons.