fire balloon

Noun

Meaning

A Japanese weapon of World War II, consisting of a hydrogen balloon with a bomb attached.

A sky lantern.

Examples

Mikesh, pp.1&21 The Japanese fire balloon was the first ever weapon possessing intercontinental range (the second being the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and the third being the R-7 ICBM ). Source: Internet

Includes a personal account by a Japanese woman who worked in one of the fire balloon factories. Source: Internet

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