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Only picture of a Japanese balloon in the air over North America is this one
Only picture of a Japanese balloon in the air over North America is this one

Only picture of a Japanese balloon in the air over North America is this one

Date6/11/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Only picture of a Japanese balloon in the air over North America is this one. This balloon bomb; like the Nazi robomb; carries a charge of explosive without pilot.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0003375F
Lots of hot air on the way. Ken Rolland of Free Flight Balloons Ltd. takes passengers for a ride in a hot air balloon over Newmarket. This weekend, ba(...)
Lots of hot air on the way. Ken Rolland of Free Flight Balloons Ltd. takes passengers for a ride in a hot air balloon over Newmarket. This weekend, ba(...)
Russell, Jim
7/22/1986
Balloon with a view. Hot air balloons converge over Newmarket for annual festival yesterday. Airborne fun continues today with rides and helicopter flights available to the public
Balloon with a view. Hot air balloons converge over Newmarket for annual festival yesterday. Airborne fun continues today with rides and helicopter flights available to the public
Mahler, John
7/23/1988
Mr. Peanut Sails over brockville. The skies over the waterfront in Brockville were filled with giant hot air specialty balloons yesterday as competito(...)
Mr. Peanut Sails over brockville. The skies over the waterfront in Brockville were filled with giant hot air specialty balloons yesterday as competito(...)
Mahler, John
6/21/1991
Balloons are not just all hot air
Balloons are not just all hot air
Dexter, Brian
8/25/1981
Plunk! end of the race. This balloon, one of 10 entered in the Great Export A Balloon Race which left from High Park today, landed within 500 yards of(...)
Plunk! end of the race. This balloon, one of 10 entered in the Great Export A Balloon Race which left from High Park today, landed within 500 yards of(...)
Griffin, Doug
6/23/1973
Would you like to fly . . .? Karl Ulrich is dwarfed by the balloon he's inflating to fly over the Canada Day swimming competition at Lake Wilcox Sunda(...)
Would you like to fly . . .? Karl Ulrich is dwarfed by the balloon he's inflating to fly over the Canada Day swimming competition at Lake Wilcox Sunda(...)
Dunlop, Al
6/20/1990
They're off! Students from Montrose Public School released 1,169 balloons yesterday as part of a Metro-wide balloon race to raise money for the Inner (...)
They're off! Students from Montrose Public School released 1,169 balloons yesterday as part of a Metro-wide balloon race to raise money for the Inner (...)
McConnell, Colin
5/6/1982
Aviation - Balloons
Aviation - Balloons
Spremo, Boris
12/8/1993
Aviation - Balloons
Aviation - Balloons
Millar, Cal
7/17/1998
Airy Masterpieces: Big Canary took 4,000 baloons to complete at Oshawa Centre Mall's recent balloon-sculpting contest
Airy Masterpieces: Big Canary took 4,000 baloons to complete at Oshawa Centre Mall's recent balloon-sculpting contest
Lautens, Richard
10/21/1991
Hot air over the legislature. A huge hot-air ballon floated over the Legislature today to let the public know three Metro men ? Ernie Lee, 35, a ballo(...)
Hot air over the legislature. A huge hot-air ballon floated over the Legislature today to let the public know three Metro men ? Ernie Lee, 35, a ballo(...)
Bock, Tony
11/22/1983
A lot of hot air under the dome
A lot of hot air under the dome
Toronto Star (Firm)
3/6/1992