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TIL: In 1943 a flying jeep prototype was designed with a 40 foot rotor on the roof along with a tail fairing and fins, but no rudder. In Sept 1944 it was successfully flown for 10 minutes at an alt. of 400 feet, after being pulled up and released by a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber.

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