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March 15, 2023

An Aircraft Carrier Without A Deck? | The Remarkable Brodie Landing System

Filed under: History, Military, Pacific, Technology, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 21 Sept 2022

Today we’re taking a look at the remarkable Brodie Launch System. This device could be used on land or aboard ships, and it was designed to provide accessibility for light aircraft in extremely remote locations during WW2.

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Sources:
Flight Magazine, December 1913.
Flying Magazine, October 1985.
Brodie System Book #6, Department of Defence (~1946)

Video footage courtesy of the National Archives (much love to them) – https://catalog.archives.gov/

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