Japanese Fire Balloon

Title

Japanese Fire Balloon

Subject

WWII
Fire balloon
Weapon

Description

Japanese fire balloon of mulberry paper reinflated at Moffett Field, CA after it had been shot down by a Navy aircraft January 10, 1945

US Army photo A 37180C.

Balloon now owned by the National Air and Space Museum.

Creator

United States Army

Source

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_fire_balloon_Moffett.jpg#filelinks

Publisher

Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library

Date

January 10, 1945

Contributor

WikiCommons

Rights

This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

Unknown

Files

JapaneseFireBalloon.jpg

Citation

United States Army, “Japanese Fire Balloon,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed March 29, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/21.

Output Formats

Geolocation