Ep.16 The Battle of Los Angeles 1942

It's February 24th, 1942. America is on edge. The attack on Pearl Harbor is still fresh in the nation's memory. Fear of enemy bombers hangs heavy over the West Coast. Then, in the early morning darkness over Los Angeles, air raid sirens scream. Anti-aircraft guns roar. Searchlights crisscross the skies. And something up there, something unseen and unkillable, becomes the target of a full-scale military assault. Join us as we dive into this mysterious night and uncover what really happened in the skies above LA.


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