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TIL that Joseph Kennedy Jr. (JFK's older brother) was killed in WWII during Operation Anvil, an early attempt to bomb occupied France using a bomber converted into a remote control drone. The drone aircraft prematurely detonated after arming the explosives, killing Kennedy and his copilot.

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