Pigeon-Killing Death Ray

Dr. Antonio Longoria claimed that he had invented a death-ray. In tests it demonstrated the ability to kill pigeons at a distance of four miles. However, he destroyed his machine and vowed never to build another, insisting that he was “interested now only in doing something to help civilization.”

Spokane Chronicle - Oct 11, 1939

Tampa Tribune - Oct 13, 1939

Popular Science - Feb 1940

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 06, 2020
Category: 1920s | 1930s | Weapons

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