Minesweeper Aircraft of WW II

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Minesweeper Aircraft of WW II

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As war helps offensive weapon technology develop, defensive technology must also be designed to counter and eradicate the threat of the new weapons. One such advance during the Second World War was the greater use of minesweeper aircraft used by both the Allies and Axis powers. Naval mines posed a hazard to both military and supply ships at sea. Both powers decided to invest in methods to clear them from the sea.
One such method was the use of aircraft, with the British using the Vickers Wellington and the Germans deploying the Blohm & Voss BV 138 and the Junkers Ju 52.
See - https://planehistoria.com/wwii/mines-we ... world-war/ - LFT
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