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Monday 5 May 2008

Idea of the Day: The Habbakuk Project





HABBAKUK: GEOFFREY PYKE'S ICEBERG AIRCRAFT CARRIER. Only in wartime would an idea this crazy would get thought up.


H/T Nebraska Bob

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You should the episode in Alanbrooke's diaries about how Mountbatten demonstarted the quality of the ice material that would be used to make these 'aircraft carriers'

Anonymous said...

Was Mountbatten the one who threw some into Churchill's bath, while Winston was still in it?

Minicapt said...

Patricia Lake, Jasper National Park, where some remains can be seen.

Cheers