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Otto Lilienthal flying one of his gliders, circa 1895.

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Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer (1848-1896) was a pioneer of aviation,  making many test flights in gliders. He died in Berlin after a crash. On August 9, 1896,…

Pigeon Project, WWII. Bird in Working Position, Facing Target. During World War II, “Project Pigeon”, leaded by American behaviorist B.F. Skinner's, was an attempt to develop a pigeon-guided missile. The project was cancelled in 1944.

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Nose cone of NIST glide bomb showing the three-pigeon guidance system. During World War II, “Project Pigeon”, leaded by American behaviorist B.F. Skinner's, was an attempt to develop a pigeon-guided missile. After several tests, they decided 3 different pigeons, trained to peck a target, would guide the missile. The project was cancelled in 1944 and resumed by the americam navy in 1948 as “Project Orcon” (Organic Control”, to be abandoned in 1953 with the arrival of new electronic guidance systems.

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Screenshot of film showing pigeon pecking the image of target (vessel). “Project Orcon”, c. 1948-53. During World War II, “Project Pigeon”, leaded by American behaviorist B.F. Skinner's, was an attempt to develop a pigeon-guided missile. After several tests, they decided 3 different pigeons, trained to peck a target, would guide the missile. The project was cancelled in 1944 and resumed by the americam navy in 1948 as “Project Orcon” (Organic Control”, to be abandoned in 1953 with the arrival of new electronic guidance systems.

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‘Muroc Maru’, 28 August 1944, Rogers Dry Lake, Southern California. A 200 meters wooden replica of a Japanese Atago-class heavy cruiser (dubbed the Muroc Maru) was constructed during 1943 on this lakebed for skip-bombing practice. The bright Sand dunes, under certain conditions, created the illusion of water. [Edwards Air Force Base History Office]

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Workers, Guards and Management Staff of the Borralha Wolfram Mines, Montalegre, Portugal, 1918.

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Gaza, from the West, Palestine. Cemetery. [Stereo-Travel Co., Corona, N.Y.C. c. 1908 March 12.]

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Map of UN Partition Plan for Palestine, adopted 29 Nov 1947, with boundary of previous UNSCOP partition plan added in green.

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Youth Aliya members from Germany dancing the hora at Kibbutz Ein Harod, 1936.

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British troops carry protective shields at the ready as they advance on a huge crowd of Arabs during a riot in Jerusalem in June 1936.

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