Air Force destroys World War II shell discovered in Unalaska
Explosive specialists with the U.S. Air Force return to their plane Tuesday after destroying World War II-era ordnance found in Unalaska. (Photo by Laura Kraegel/KUCB)The U.S. Air Force made a special visit to Unalaska Tuesday (April 4) after a hiker found unexploded ordnance from World War II. A bomb squad destroyed the artillery shell in a controlled explosion.
During the war, hundreds of soldiers were stationed atop Mount Ballyhoo, one of the tallest peaks in Unalaska.
Last week, a local hike
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