Hi,
> Yes, and the event really did happen. A 1974 FOIA
> memo from the Chief of Staff to the President dated 26
> feb 1942 staes:
> The follwing is the information we have from
> GHQ at this moment regarding the air alarm over Los
> Angeles of yesterday morning:
> From details available at this hour:
> 1. Unidentified airplanes, other than American Army
> or Navy planes, were probably over Los Angeles, and
> were fired on by elements of the 37th CA Brigade(AA)
> between 3:12 and 4:15 a.m. These units expended 1430
> rounds of ammunition.
And didn't hit a thing??
Time they replaced either the guns or the gunners.
sig rex
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