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Ep. 57:  A BAT-ty idea to win WWII

Ep. 57: A BAT-ty idea to win WWII

FromWise About Texas


Ep. 57: A BAT-ty idea to win WWII

FromWise About Texas

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Lytle Adams had bats in his belfry.  He had visited Carlsbad cavern right before  Pearl Harbor was attacked.  He came up with a great idea for weapon(s) of mass destruction hat would burn up the paper and wood cities of Japan.  All he would need was a one ounce incendiary bomb, a breakaway bomb case, and millions of bats.  So the Marines set up guards at several Texas caves containing millions of 3-inch winged warriors on their way to the Pacific.  Testing sacrificed thousands of these brave flyers but the concept worked...until one worked better.  Hear the wild story of the World War II Bat Bomb in the latest episode of Wise About Texas.
Released:
Aug 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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