My grandpa was in the Navy in Vietnam. He flew QH-50 Drone helicopters. Traditionally they were supposed to be anti-submarine, however, they felt they had better use taking those torpedoes and dropping them on enemy positions on land.
He said they had a high failure rate and that they would have to go and retrieve the downed helicopters.
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Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
My grandpa was in the Navy in Vietnam. He flew QH-50 Drone helicopters. Traditionally they were supposed to be anti-submarine, however, they felt they had better use taking those torpedoes and dropping them on enemy positions on land.
He said they had a high failure rate and that they would have to go and retrieve the downed helicopters.
QH-50