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The Bat Bomb
FromPlane Tales
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Necessity is the mother of invention so it's often during war that the most amazing contrivances are developed... and some of the most ridiculous. This is a look at a few of the less successful wartime inventions!
The Bat Bomb.
During testing, a few bats escaped and disaster followed!
A slab of Pykrete with a bullet mark.
The proposed Pykrete aircraft carrier.
The Bat guided bomb used in Project Pigeon.
The Fu-Go hydrogen balloon bomb.
A Fu-Go balloon found near Bigelow, Kansas on February 23, 1945.
A rendition of the proposed Nazi Sun Gun.
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to US Army, US Gov, USAF, CyranoDeWikipedia, Teramatt, US National Archives, and the US Navy Archives.
The Bat Bomb.
During testing, a few bats escaped and disaster followed!
A slab of Pykrete with a bullet mark.
The proposed Pykrete aircraft carrier.
The Bat guided bomb used in Project Pigeon.
The Fu-Go hydrogen balloon bomb.
A Fu-Go balloon found near Bigelow, Kansas on February 23, 1945.
A rendition of the proposed Nazi Sun Gun.
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to US Army, US Gov, USAF, CyranoDeWikipedia, Teramatt, US National Archives, and the US Navy Archives.
Released:
Jun 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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