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The first clearance of material occurred during late 1959 and early 1960 and the second in January 1965. A large amount of unexploded bombs and wreckage were found. An inspection in 1970 found only detonated or non-explosive ordnance, but it took place in only one day. Additional unexploded ordnance has been found on a regular basis since then.
At least eight were found in the 1940s, three in the 1950s, two in the 1960s, and one in the 1970s. [58] A carriage with a live bomb was found near Lumby, British Columbia, in 2014 and detonated by a Royal Canadian Navy ordnance disposal team. [59] Remains of another balloon were found near McBride, British Columbia, in 2019. [60]
The bomber stream was a saturation attack tactic developed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command to overwhelm the nighttime German aerial defences of the Kammhuber Line during World War II. The Kammhuber Line consisted of three layers of zones of about 32 km (17 nmi) long (north–south) and 20 km (11 nmi) wide (east–west).
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Lindsey was also trained as a bombardier at Kirtland Field, New Mexico, and in 1943 was assigned to the 314th Bomb Squadron at MacDill Field, Florida, with the rank of first lieutenant. He was transferred to Kellogg Field, Michigan, in September 1943, and assigned to the 585th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group (Medium), a B-26 Marauder outfit.
Bomb disposal personnel from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force determined that the explosion was caused by an American 500-pound bomb that was likely dropped during a World War II air raid.