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Old 18 December 2005, 08:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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It is mentioned in the digest compiled by the War Amputations of Canada, "Hanging a Legend" that

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Information was given that balloonists saw the raid. The NFB Response dismisses the possibility of a balloonist seeing the raid because "heavy clouds hung at 500 feet..."
On a quick perusal of the book, I can not find anymore details on the balloon reports. Perhaps when I get time later, I'll look and see what else is in there on that subject.

I recall that the Late Phil Markham looked into this claim. I seem to recall he refuted it. I don't recall why. One has to wonder what did happen to the reports, if we assume anything was filed.
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