Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor

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This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.

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7 p.; 23 cm.

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Bell, Frank M. October 10, 1916.

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This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.

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7 p.; 23 cm.

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  • October 10, 1916

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  • October 10, 1916

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  • November 11, 1911

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Bell, Frank M. Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor, patent, October 10, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858400/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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