Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Battle_of_Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:casualties |
at least 5 deaths (indirect)
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gptkbp:cause |
suspected enemy attack
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
historical articles and documentaries
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gptkbp:date |
February 24–25, 1942
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gptkbp:explains |
false alarm triggered by weather balloons
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942
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gptkbp:influenced |
popular culture and UFO theories
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gptkbp:investigatedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:War_Department |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
widespread
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gptkbp:militaryResponse |
air raid sirens sounded
anti-aircraft guns fired searchlights deployed |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:propertyDamage |
damage to buildings and vehicles
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gptkbp:publicReaction |
panic and confusion
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gptkbp:result |
false alarm
anti-aircraft barrage |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fort_MacArthur
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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