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| Keywords: TDN-1 drone taking off from USS Sable (IX-81) on 10 August 1943.jpg The U S Navy training carrier USS Sable IX-81 launching a Naval Aircraft Factory TDN-1 drone while steaming off Traverse City Michigan USA during flight tests on 10 August 1943 This plane has assumed an excessive nose-up attitude and is probably about to stall Note the Grumman J2F Duck amphibian flying off the ship's port bow possibly acting as a drone control aircraft <br> The terrain in the distance appears to be Sutton's Bay indicating that the ship was heading westwards in Grand Traverse Bay off the northern end of the Old Mission Peninsula Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-380000/80-G-387175 html 80-G-387175 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1943-08-10 U S Navy 45 02078 -85 48913 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Aircraft Factory TDN USS Sable IX-81 Grumman J2F Duck Military in Michigan | ||||
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