Post by Diarist on Dec 31, 2016 6:52:17 GMT 1
Five American warplanes of the 23d Bomb Squadron bombed Mauna Loa in Hawaii in an unprecedented attempt to divert the flow of lava from a volcanic eruption. The bombs hit their mark but it was not clear if they had any effect.
Source: "Bombs of Army Flyers Fail to Stop Fiery Lava". Chicago Daily Tribune: 3. December 29, 1935.
Source: "Bombs of Army Flyers Fail to Stop Fiery Lava". Chicago Daily Tribune: 3. December 29, 1935.