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U.S. ROBOT AVIATION TRIUMPH NEW YORK, Aug. 6. After the longest unmanned flight in history two .Army 817 drones arrived at Muroch, California, from Hawaii. A mothership controlled each drone. The flights were made at 150 to 165 miles an hour at 6,500 feet, and took approximately 15 hours. One drone dropped a smoke-bomb near the coast, this’ involving the opening of the bomb-bay doors, the releasing of the bomb and the re-closing of the doors, all done by remote control. The test was designed to prove the effiiency and practability of guided missies.
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Grey River Argus, 12 August 1946, Page 5
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