wuzak
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He suggests that the USN had used these for Kamikaze attacks before the Japanese.
But is it truly Kamikaze if there is no pilot?
Rex's Hangar - America's Secret WW2 Combat Drone That Bombed The Japanese | The TDR-1 (1 Viewer)
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He suggests that the USN had used these for Kamikaze attacks before the Japanese.
But is it truly Kamikaze if there is no pilot?
GrauGeist
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Sensational title, but certainly not a "kamikaze".
The TDR-1 was more advanced than the Fiesler Fi103 (V-1) with it's television guidance, but essentially no different.
The one neat feature of the TDR-1, is that with a cowling change, it could be piloted, though that feature was entirely different than the Fi103r.
The TDR-1 was more advanced than the Fiesler Fi103 (V-1) with it's television guidance, but essentially no different.
The one neat feature of the TDR-1, is that with a cowling change, it could be piloted, though that feature was entirely different than the Fi103r.
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wuzak
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It was also different to the Fi103 because it could, if so desired, drop a bomb or torpedo and return to base.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Not necessarily - only when it was manned for test flights, was the landing gear retained.
When it was on an operational mission, the landing gear was jettisoned.
