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U.S. Army did bomb Mauna Loa in 1935.
“A total of 20 of the 600-pound bombs were dropped on the lava channels. Fifteen struck the margins, while five others made direct hits, spraying molten rock in all directions.”
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...
“A total of 20 of the 600-pound bombs were dropped on the lava channels. Fifteen struck the margins, while five others made direct hits, spraying molten rock in all directions.”
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...
That Time We Bombed a Volcano
In 1935, a squad of U.S. bombers dropped a total of 20 of the 600-pound bombs on the lava channels in the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.
airandspace.si.edu
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
U.S. Army did bomb Mauna Loa in 1935.
“A total of 20 of the 600-pound bombs were dropped on the lava channels. Fifteen struck the margins, while five others made direct hits, spraying molten rock in all directions.”
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...
“A total of 20 of the 600-pound bombs were dropped on the lava channels. Fifteen struck the margins, while five others made direct hits, spraying molten rock in all directions.”
airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...