British Plan to Hunt German U-Boats From Aircraft Carrier Made of Ice
AP Photo In early 1942, England was in danger of being cut off by Nazi U-boats, which were attacking resupply convoys in the Atlantic. To protect convoys as they crossed, a British inventor came up with a plan to build an aircraft carrier out of ice. In early 1942, Britain was in a desperate situation. The Royal Air Force had fought off Germany's relentless onslaught in the Battle of Britain and much of the German army was fighting the Soviets in Eastern Europe, but the British remained isolated and at risk of being cut off from the world. Hitler's U-boats were w...
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