page_title: Bombing of Naco
hierarchical_section_title: Bombing of Naco
caption_attribution_description: English: A Dodge touring car destroyed by Patrick Murphy in Naco, Arizona, in April 1929.Scan from page 21 of 'Arizona Lens, Lyrics and Lore' by Dolan Ellis and Sam Lowe (Inkwell Productions, 2014) ISBN: 9781939625601
context_page_description: The Bombing of Naco was an international incident which occurred in the border town of Naco, Arizona, during the 1929 Escobar Rebellion. While rebel forces were battling Mexican 'Federales' for control of the neighboring town of Naco, Sonora, the Irish mercenary and pilot Patrick Murphy was hired to bombard the government forces with improvised explosives dropped from his biplane. During the ensuing fighting, Murphy mistakenly dropped bombs on the American side of the international border on three occasions, causing significant damage to both private and government-owned property, as well as slight injuries to several American spectators watching the battle from across the border. The bombing, although unintentional, is noted for being the first aerial bombardment of the continental United States by a foreign power in history.
context_section_description: The Bombing of Naco   was an international incident which occurred in the border town of Naco, Arizona, during the 1929 Escobar Rebellion. While rebel forces were battling Mexican 'Federales' for control of the neighboring town of Naco, Sonora,  the Irish mercenary and pilot Patrick Murphy was hired to bombard the government forces with improvised explosives dropped from his biplane. During the ensuing fighting, Murphy mistakenly dropped bombs on the American side of the international border on three occasions, causing significant damage to both private and government-owned property, as well as slight injuries to several American spectators watching the battle from across the border. The bombing, although unintentional, is noted for being the first aerial bombardment of the continental United States by a foreign power in history.
caption: A Dodge touring car destroyed by Patrick Murphy in the bombing of Naco.
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