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Diagram of balloon bomb parts: 1. The balloon: Diameter - 33 1/2 feet; volume - approx. 19,000 cubic feet; material - paraffin treated paper. 2. Rubber shock cord or bungee. 3. Sketch of incendiary-type bomb found at Medford, Oregon. 4. Japanese 15KG antipersonnel bomb found at Thermopolis, Wyoming. 5. Rope arrangement of skirt section (enlarged). 6. Battery unit of balloon. Includes: metal poles, bakelite plate, aluminum ring, squib fuse, and aneroid barometer. 7. Release arrangement. 8. Fuse housing bolted beneath the center of the cross-beams. (Image courtesy Canada's Digital Collections)
| Date Taken: | 09.09.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.23.2022 20:55 |
| Photo ID: | 7571106 |
| VIRIN: | 220909-Z-A3543-003 |
| Resolution: | 480x354 |
| Size: | 65.95 KB |
| Location: | SALEM, OR, US |
| Web Views: | 137 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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