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TDN-1 attack drone on its first (piloted) test flight from Traverse City, Michigan, United States, 19 May 1943. The pilot was Navy Lieutenant C.C. Corley. Photo 2 of 2. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     TDN-1 attack drone on its first (piloted) test flight from Traverse City, Michigan, United States, 19 May 1943. The pilot was Navy Lieutenant C.C. Corley. Photo 2 of 2. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-387145
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TDN   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,169 x 934 pixels
Photos on Same Day 19 May 1943
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Anonymous says:
16 May 2017 05:51:34 AM

You have the date wrong for this - this should be posted on 19 May, according to the caption on this and several other of the images in your file for 16 May. The TDN-1 first flew months ago, the distinction being this first piloted flight occured on 19 May.

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