Drones in WW II

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I was just watching History Detectives on Channel 54.1, one of the local SF Bay Area PBS stations, and I was surprised to learn that the U.S. drone program began during WW II. They were equipped with a TV camera and piloted by a passenger aboard a piloted aircraft that was trailing the drone by as much as eight miles. Some of them actually saw combat.

The broadcast follows the efforts of an investigator to determine whether a particular propeller was made for the WW II drone program. Channel 54.1 will be repeating the broadcast on Thursday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time, and Saturday at 4:00 PM. If you look up "History Detectives" on the TV Guide Web site, you should be able to determine whether it will be carried on your local PBS affiliate.

http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/history-detectives/202006

Additional information:

http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/drone-propeller/
 
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