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World Battlefronts, THE ENEMY: Off the Beam

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TIME

Swedes got an unscheduled preview of a new German weapon last week. A pilotless, rocket-driven aircraft crashed near Bertilstorp, in south Sweden. Apparently it had strayed out of control of its radio beam. Observers who studied the wreckage said the craft had no wings, tail, or landing gear. It carried two spherical mines which were thrown 100 yards by the crash, but did not explode.

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