Japanese Bomb Balloon

Japanese Bomb Balloon (HM11WR)

Location: Hayfork, CA 96041 Trinity County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 32.662', W 123° 11.41'

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The Japanese paper balloon landed in a tree near the Charles Lafffranchini Ranch 2½ miles N.W. of here on the afternoon of February 1, 1945 and after time exploded leaving the gas valve lines, ballast, 4 bombs, sandbags and the bomb carriage unit. This balloon, made of paper and glue, was launched into the jet stream by the Japanese Army.

These balloon incidents were the best kept secrets of W.W. II.
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HM NumberHM11WR
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1978
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Trinitarianus Chapter 62
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 6:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 483897 N 4488196
Decimal Degrees40.54436667, -123.19016667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 32.662', W 123° 11.41'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 32' 39.72" N, 123° 11' 24.60" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1110 Fairgrounds, Hayfork CA 96041, US
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