Drone War in Vietnam
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A Brief History of Drones
The model one forty seven was developed to sort of take the teeth out of soviet and air defense systems by removing the pilot. The motto one forty seven also played an active role in helping to develop counter measures against the s a two system. In 19 65, some pennagon officials described it as one of the most important and successful intelligence efforts of the entire war. It's kind of hard to calculate exactly how many manned aircraft, how many pilots the model one Forty Seven ds and es helped to save, but easily dozens scores.
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