TIL: The GAU-8/A AVENGER was designed and initially produced by an appliance company, General Electric. nationalmuseum.af.mil Submitted by visual_observer t3_zim62x on December 11, 2022 at 9:33 AM in todayilearned 25 comments 22
eastindyguy t1_je6m6ea wrote on March 29, 2023 at 7:56 PM Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone believe the [National Museum of the USAF](https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/) has a replica of one of these drones in the hangar dedicated to the early years of flight. Anyone interested in aviation or just likes Permalink 1
eastindyguy t1_je6m6ea wrote
Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
believe the [National Museum of the USAF](https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/) has a replica of one of these drones in the hangar dedicated to the early years of flight. Anyone interested in aviation or just likes