Kettering Aerial Torpedo “Bug”
Historic Kettering Aerial Torpedo “Bug” image. In 1917 Charles F. Kettering of Dayton, Ohio, invented the unmanned Kettering Aerial Torpedo, nicknamed the "Bug." Launched from a four-wheeled dolly that ran down a portable track, the Bug's system of internal pre-set pneumatic and electrical controls stabilized and guided it toward a target.
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Ken LaRock
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