Operation Big Itch and Operation Drop Kick: Fleas and Infected Mosquitoes Dropped Over Black Towns

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Operation Big Itch and Operation Drop Kick: Fleas and Infected Mosquitoes Dropped Over Black Towns

Operation Big Itch and Operation Drop Kick, the corps explored the feasibility of using fleas and mosquitoes as weapons. Declassified government documents apparently show tests were conducted, but with uninfected mosquitoes. In 1956, the Corps conducted Operation Drop Kick when they released 600,000 uninfected mosquitoes from a plane at Avon Park Bombing Range, Florida. Within […]

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