Talk:Fu-Go balloon bomb

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This article is a mess. Things are repeated, others contradictory. It's badly in need of a rewrite.

--- go for it Trelvis 16:39, Jan 6, 2004 (UTC)

Much of this article seems to be plagiarized from a John McPhee essay called "The Gravel Page".

"size of a road map" needs phrasing in international units (need the original reference because I have no idea what roadmap is being referred to, whether it is opened up or not, etc). Mat-C 12:29, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)

"Fuze" should be "fuse" unless it has a special meaning? Mat-C 12:29, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)

"whose fingers were nimbler than any class of people" - this jars slightly - should it be "any other class" ? Mat-C 12:29, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Any info on the fact that if these bombs are still dangerous and could go off at the slightest touch, as mentioned in the acticle, why did they not blow up when crashing into the ground in the 40s?

Doolittle "sneak raid over Japan": Why is the Doolittle raid modified with the adjective "sneak"? War had been declared, and by the 20th Century it was common to plan and raid with secrecy--the intent, if you will, was to make all raids "sneaky". The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was called a "sneak attack" because war had not been declared. 192.35.17.24 08:22, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fu-Go

What does the name "Fu-Go" come from? It doesn't make much sense in Japanese, I've removed it pending confirmation. Jpatokal 02:26, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Fu-Go(ふ号) is codename of Imperial Japanese army. Fu(ふ) is 1st letter of Fuusen Bakudan(風船爆弾, Balloon Bomb). See Japanese article for more detail. 220.144.237.168 06:25, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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I doubt that the poem by Elizabeth Bishop had anything to do with the Japanese fire bombs. Launching small fire balloons to honor Saint John is a very common tradition in parts of brasil, that often causes fires when they land.