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Only one airship, a K-class airship from ZP-21, was destroyed by U-boat. On the night of 18/19 July 1943 K-74 was patrolling the coastline near Florida. Using radar, the airship located a surfaced German submarine. K-74 made her attack run but the U-boat opened fire first.
Judy (1936 – 17 February 1950) was a ship's dog aboard HMS Gnat and Grasshopper stationed on the Yangtze before and during World War II.She proved able to hear incoming aircraft, providing the crew with an early warning.
This failed as the dog pushed his head out of the bag just as they were boarding – fortunately for Ant the new crew seemed happy to have a dog on-board and welcomed him. The facilities on Neuralia were much better than Northmoor , as the cabins remained fitted out as a cruise ship and Ant could stay in the cabin with the men. [ 22 ]
But most of the roughly 20,000 American dogs deployed in World War II were family pets, donated by civilians to help bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. ... a huge help to European forces ...
Jet of Iada a.k.a. Jet (21 July 1942 – 18 October 1949) was a German Shepherd Dog, who assisted in the rescue of 150 people trapped under blitzed buildings. [1] He was a pedigree dog born in Liverpool, and served with the Civil Defence Services of London. He was awarded both the Dickin Medal [2] and the RSPCA's Medallion of Valor for his ...
The fabric-clad rigid airships were given commissions, the same as warships. [1]USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) - served 1923-25, lost 3 September 1925 due to structural failure while in line squalls, 14 killed
Rhapsody in Red enters the field. Frank was assigned as the co-pilot on the B-17 Rhapsody in Red. The Luftwaffe, German Air Force, had been decimated as a fighting force by that time after years ...
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