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How far away can the Chrysler 'BigRed' Air Raid Siren be heard?
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The Chrysler 'BigRed' Air Raid Siren was an air raid siren produced during the Cold War era. It's six horns were each 3 feet (0.9 m) long. The siren could be heard from a distance of 4 to 5 miles (6.4 to 8.0 km) away and had an output of 138 dB and 30,000 watts. They were 12 feet (3.7 m) long, built atop a quarter section of a Dodge truck chassis rail, and weighed an estimated 3 short tons (2.7 t).
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What type of siren is used in 'Blockbuster' by The Sweet?
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When you where in your home when a air raid siren went off?
no
What do air raid sirens signify?
The danger of being subjected to aerial bombardment .
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What did you have to do when n air raid siren went off?
they went into there bomb shelter
What was the signal to go into sheltering during blitz?
an air raid siren
How long did the air raid siren last?
Until the bombs started falling.
How did people get warned of the blitz and what did people do?
by a warden setting of the air-raid siren
Who would sound the siren in World War 2?
An air raid warden.
What was the siren sound that indcated the end of an air raid?
Often, there was an "all clear" signal, a steady tone from the siren, for about 7 - 20 seconds.
When were air raid sirens made?
Although mechanical sirens existed before the 1900's, Federal Sign and Signal Corp (then Federal electric) purchased the patents for an electronic siren in 1915. A common purchaser were coal miners used to warn of a disaster. By World War 2 many municipalities purchased them to warn in case of air raid. However, not all locations had electricity, so the search was on to find a non-electric siren. Chrysler corporation, was a big war time supplier created what it called the "victory siren". Powered by a hemispherical engine ( a hemi ) to date it is the loudest siren ever produced providing 138db (loud enough to cause ear damage) and could be heard a mile away
What did you have to do when an air raid siren went off in World War 2?
thats a live
