Song Parodies -> "(It's Only A) Jap Balloon"

Original Song Title:

"(It's Only A) Paper Moon"

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"(It's Only A) Jap Balloon"

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The reasonable fear of unconventional weapons in WW2 became a reality later in the war in the form of the Japanese Intercontinental FUGO balloon bombs which carried incendiaries (instead of bio agents) which started several fires in the US and killed a family in Oregon when one of its members tampered with explosives from the balloon. These fire attacks were put out by the 555th Parachute Infantry Division (a.k.a. the “Triple Nickles”)- a special all-Negro smoke-jumper unit operating under “Operation Firefly” to keep the fire weapon information suppressed from 1944-1945. The Japanese launched over 9,000 of these balloons which were in crude form the first intercontinental weapons. They were too slow- moving and only perhaps 1,000 actually made it to the US mainland.

It is only a Jap balloon
Sailing over the USA
Carrying incendiaries
FUGO is on its way

Thousands were put into the sky
Carried by the ocean breeze
Main target was forest trees
Mission: wildfire “frenzies”

Fear from above
Trip only a fraction made
Sent from Red Sun
From targets they oft-strayed
Those landed- petty raids

First Intercontinental
Weapon used against enemy
The method was hard to conceive
Such poor delivery…

Fear from above
Trip only a fraction made
Sent from Red Sun
From targets then oft-strayed
Those landed- petty raids

No matter how many they hurled
555th put them out with ease
Negro smoke jumpers victory
Shrouded in secrecy

FUGO balloon: http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/picturesc/j10.jpg 555th Triple Nickle smoke jumpers: http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/picturesc/j12.jpg

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Patrick - July 31, 2012 - Report this comment

I've read somewhere that the British launched a number of balloons with trailing wires hoping they short out power lines across Germany.

2Eagle - July 31, 2012 - Report this comment

You remember that one well. I was in the middle of writing a parody on a similar subject.

Rob Arndt - July 31, 2012 - Report this comment

Patrick, those were the British Operation Outward balloons from '42-'44. They were small hydrogen types with a steel or copper trailing wire or carried a crude incendiary device. 99,142 produced but only 1 major success by accident. One balloon hit a 110,000 volt line which blew the overload box at a Leipzig powerplant and caused a fire which burned down the station. Otherwise, the baloons were ineffective against Germany but did some damge in Denmark, Sweden, and even Finland! http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pes/public/2011/sep/figures/peshistory-fig-3.jpg

Rob Arndt - July 31, 2012 - Report this comment

Speaking of balloons, check out the Seifenblasen in my Foo Fighter page: http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/WNF%20Feuerball.htm

Porfle Popnecker - July 31, 2012 - Report this comment

Another interesting subject.

Rob Arndt - July 31, 2012 - Report this comment

And then there's this oddity: http://forum.axishistory.com/files/82klein.jpg http://forum.axishistory.com/files/ballon_detail2.jpg

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - September 11, 2012 - Report this comment

Rob you spelled it wrong its b a l l o o n s Not BALOONS

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