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 British World War II 1939 45 War Medal Original $24.99 Time Remaining: 29d 19h 32m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 British WW2 WWII Gear Lot Salvage Sale $31.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 37m |
 WW1 British War Medal SUBADAR MAJOR awarded IDSM East Africa Indian India Army $99.00 Time Remaining: 43m |
 WW1 silver British War Medal $39.99 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 46m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 WW2 US UNITED STATES MECO 1944 BRITISH MADE CANVAS RUCKSACK SHOULDER BAG $161.14 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 23m |
 WW2 Spike Bayonet with scabbard for the British Enfield No 4 MK 1 Rifle $19.99 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 27m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 WW I British Enfield Bayonet with Sheath Wilkinson $60.51 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h 43m |
 Reproduction WW1 British Army Leather Pistol Holster $31.58 Time Remaining: 1h 28m |
 British World War II Burma Star Medal $24.99 Time Remaining: 29d 19h 18m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Original British Army Despatch Rider Breeches Pantaloons Don R DR trousers WW2 $118.47 Time Remaining: 4h 20m |
 WW2 BRITISH 1945 CANVAS MACHETE SHEATH 18in UNISSUED $19.95 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 15m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 British Army Wartime wool underpants WW2 dated 1944 39 inch waist $11.06 Time Remaining: 2h 43m |
 WW 11 Canadian British Capo Khaki Cleaner For Web Equipment Can MM $4.91 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 7h 52m |
 WWI IRISH BRIGADE REGIMENT CELTIC WAR BATTLE MAP POSTER BRITISH ARMY WW1 1286 $6.98 Time Remaining: 9d 18h 44m Buy It Now for only: $6.98 |
 WW2 1941 dated British Army wire cutters $15.78 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 42m |
 WW1 BRITISH TERRITORIAL T LAPEL COLLAR BADGES BRONZE $20.00 Time Remaining: 28d 19h 19m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 WW2 British Paratrooper Helmet $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 22m |
 WW1 BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE PLASTER DEATH PLAQUE $1.56 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 36m |
 British Army World War 1 2 Sergeant Stripes This is for a Pair Top Quality $20.52 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 23m Buy It Now for only: $20.52 |
 WW2 BRITISH MILITARY VEHICLES LARGE GRAINED HIDE LEATHER TOOLCASE V NICE EXAMPLE $94.77 Time Remaining: 1d 58m |
 BRITISH CAMPAIGN MEDALS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR BY PETER DUCKERS SHIRE BOOK $11.04 Time Remaining: 15h 41m Buy It Now for only: $11.04 |
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 WW2 BRITISH ARMY LEE ENFIELD No4 SMLE 303 RIFLE BUTT STOCK MILITARY $30.02 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 35m |
 WW1 Star Medal British War Medal and Victory Medal $200.00 Time Remaining: 14d 20h 30m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 British WW2 Mess hall dining soup bowl plate G vl R 1944 dated Genuine 100 $15.78 Time Remaining: 2h 29m |
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 EARLY WW2 BRITISH MEDIC CORPSMAN SHELL DRESSINGS CANVAS BAG SATCHEL1942 DATE $25.02 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 7h 58m |
 Rare Orig WW1 Pair Collars 11th British Columbia Garrison Regiment OB Allan $26.51 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 4h 19m |
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 WORLD WAR II BRITISH RAF Mk VIII FLYING GOGGLES REF 22C 930 WITH BOX $115.00 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 33m |
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 WW 1 Canadian British Machine Gun Battalion Cap Badge $6.19 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 7h 47m |
 Genuine WW1 British War and Victory Medal Pair to 1320 Spr W Rowell RE $44.28 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 19h 35m |
 British World War II Africa Star Medal $24.99 Time Remaining: 11d 19h 32m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
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 WW1 British War Medal Worcestershire Regiment Pte Allen $36.34 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 18m |
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 World War I British Recruiting Poster 11x17 $4.99 Time Remaining: 17h 50m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Genuine WW1 British War and Victory Medal Pair to 548870 SPR A E TAYLOR RE $36.35 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 19h 37m |
 WW2 TYPE 1955 GERMAN BRITISH ARMY CANVAS LEGGINS GAITERS $6.35 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5h 29m |
 WW2 BRITISH LEE ENFIELD PULL THRU BRASS END $12.00 Time Remaining: 20d 1h 26m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
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 WW1 British War Medal 32845 PTE T FLINTOFF W RID R West Riding Regiment $21.45 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 4h 47m |
 WW2 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ARMY 1944 SNOWSHOES + BINDINGS ORIGINAL $39.35 Time Remaining: 4h 30m |
 Canadian Government Issued Silver British World War II Defence Medal Original $40.00 Time Remaining: 17d 8h Buy It Now for only: $40.00 |
 Vintage WW II British Enfield 10 round Magazine for the 303 British Rifle Exc $61.99 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 50m |
 INDIANA JONES UNISSUED BRITISH WW2 GAS MASK BAG 1942 $55.00 Time Remaining: 18d 4h 24m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 Canadian Army Corporal Rank Uniform Insignia may be British WW2 era $4.95 Time Remaining: 5h 59m |
 WW1 British War Medal Pair Lieut Stafford Warwicks DOW 1918 Rosslyn Park Rugby $285.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 23h 28m |
 British World War II Atlantic Star Medal $40.99 Time Remaining: 28d 18h 19m Buy It Now for only: $40.99 |
 WW1 World War One British 1914 Star Victory Medal SE 124 Marriott AVC Died 1918 $62.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 23h 36m |
 British Army World War 1 2 Corporal Stripes This is for a Pair Top Quality $17.36 Time Remaining: 7d 17h 29m Buy It Now for only: $17.36 |
 BRITISH WW2 HELMET NET $7.43 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 20h 18m |
 WWII WW2 BRITISH ARMY MOUNTAIN TROOPS WINTER KISKA HAT DATED GLASGOW 1944 MINT $24.99 Time Remaining: 3d 22h 35m |
 WWI World War I British DEFENDER MOTOR OIL 2 Gal Can Tin $75.00 Time Remaining: 14d 3h 26m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Original British Britain WW1 303 Lee Enfield Leather Rifle Bucket $169.99 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 45m |
 WW1 silver British War Medal Cheshire Regiment $39.99 Time Remaining: 20d 20h 23m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Vintage British WWI WW1 1914 15 Star Campaign Medal Pin King George V $5.24 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 28m |
 BRITISH FIELD GEAR SET BELT CANTEEN POUCHES BRITISH WW2 ISSUE NICE $24.00 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 21m |
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 BRITISH WW2 FULL TIN of DUBBIN BROAD ARROW MARKED $5.06 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 20h 7m |
 British WW2 Dated 4 Enfield Rifle Spike Bayonet Frog $29.95 Time Remaining: 15d 2h 16m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 WW2 BRITISH 77th INFANTRY DIVISION Genuine Vintage WW2 Cloth Shoulder Badge $12.20 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 27m |
 WWI SILVER BRITISH WORLD WAR 1 1 TROY OUNCE MEDAL 1914 1918 STERLING SILVER $30.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 22h 58m |
 5 STRIPPER CLIPS BRITISH 303 ENFIELD 5 rnd ORIGINAL WW2 1945 ITALIAN 77mm $14.50 Time Remaining: 9d 3h 26m Buy It Now for only: $14.50 |
 WW2 British Dispatch Rider Rubberized Leggings Unused 1943 $59.99 Time Remaining: 5h 47m |
 WW1 BRITISH SILVER WAR MEDAL NAMED $59.00 Time Remaining: 28d 9h 57m Buy It Now for only: $59.00 |
 BRITISH ARMY WW1 WHISTLE LANYARD $4.74 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 22h 50m |
 WW1 World One British War Medal Sjt Mainwaring Warwickshire Regt KIA 1916 Somme $36.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 29m |
 World War II Tommy Book WWII British Army Uniforms WW2 $22.45 Time Remaining: 1d 3h Buy It Now for only: $22.45 |
 WW1 World War One British 1914 15 Star Durham Pals 18th Bn Light Infantry Somme $55.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 32m |
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World War II Foo Fighters
In the 1938 comic strip Smokey Stover, a firefighter was known for his line, “Where there’s foo, there’s fire.” From Smokey, aircraft pilots borrowed the term “foo fire” to describe the various unexplainable phenomenon seen in the skies over Europe and the Pacific theatre during World War II. While Allied pilots initially thought the flying objects were German secret or psychological weapons, after the war it was discovered that sightings were also reported by the enemy, who had assumed the crafts were US-made. To this day, the sightings remain a mystery.
Over the course of the war, fireballs, estimated to be as big as 300 feet and as small as 1 foot in diameter, were reported and thoroughly documented. These apparitions left witnesses awe-inspired, wary, and frightened—although the foo fighters never harmed or attempted to harm anyone. The CIA was commissioned in 1952 to study the reports and concluded that while mysterious, foo fighters were not a considered a threat to national security.
A Foo fighter is an umbrella term that includes flying objects of various shapes and sizes. Wobbling, or vibrating flares were described as glowing globes of intense green, yellow, red, orange, or white lights. One crew even reported observing the phosphorescent spheres going through a sequence of color changes at regular intervals. Other reports describe them as silver or gold metallic, and disk-shaped. They frequently appeared at the wing tips of planes in pairs or alone, although sometimes they were found in larger clusters of fifteen or more. In one report 150 objects were estimated to be arranged in 10-12 lines. Picking up an aircraft, these blobs of fire could reportedly pace a plane at very high speeds through extensive evasive maneuvers for several minutes. One British officer and his crew of sailors tracked an object from the deck of their vessel for over an hour. Although a few baffled pilots attempted to intercept, and even fire upon the globes, their efforts were unsuccessful, and the objects usually zoomed away of their own accord.
Foo fighters were mentioned in the American mass media. Ponderous articles appeared in Time and Newsweek in 1945, contributing to the wave of UFO consciousness building in the US. By 1952 so many civilians were contacting government agencies regarding UFO reports that regular intelligence work was being affected.
While scientists have never been able to explain the phenomenon, many speculations have been advanced as possibilities. Five of the most plausible theories are:
1. The fireballs may be nothing more than St. Elmo’s Fire, a reddish brush-like discharge of atmospheric electricity which has often been seen near the tips of church steeples, ships’ masts and yardarms. It also appears at a plane’s wing tips.
2. They may have been optical illusions, mere after-images of light remaining in pilots’ eyes after being dazzled by flak bursts.
3. Occurrences may have been the rare effect of “ball lightning,” a glowing, drifting bubble of light typically eight inches in diameter. These generally, though not always, follow regular lightning strikes.
4. Bright ground objects reflected from the curved plastic canopy of an aircraft can be perceived as images above the horizon.
5. Proponents of the extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) have suggested that foo fighters are hard evidence of ETs visiting earth.
Foo fighters are certainly some of the best documented reports of UFOs, and photographs and respected testimony abound. Hopefully in time the mystery will be solved, and this comic book name will be replaced by its true name.
About the Author
About the Author:
Francesca Black a long time science fiction buff, manages content for UFO Gifts http://www.ufo-gifts.com and Science Fiction Corner http://www.science-fiction-corner.com
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