What was the Japanese "Fu-Go" weapon and how far did it travel?
Answer
Hydrogen balloon bombs designed to travel the jet stream from Japan to North America — roughly 5,000 to 6,000 miles
Did You Know?
Japan launched about 9,000 Fu-Go balloons between 1944-45. Around 300 reached North America. The only WW2 combat deaths on the US mainland were caused by one of these balloons, killing a pregnant woman and five children in Oregon in 1945.