The Battle Of Los Angeles

Something very odd happened in the early mourning hours of February 25, 1942. An aircraft flew over LA County that sparked an air raid alert. Searchlights and guns were locked onto the aircraft for about an hour. That alert was unlike any other.

The picture above appeared in the LA Times in a story about the Battle of Los Angeles. It clearly shows a night time defensive response to an air raid. The men firing the guns weren't desperately searching the sky trying to find a target. They clearly had a focus for their efforts.

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