Sept. 27, 1941: First Liberty Ship Launched, More to Follow
Ungainly, ugly and slow, the Liberty ship nevertheless becomes the workhorse of the Allied merchant fleet during World War II, thanks to mass production. The post Sept. 27, 1941: First Liberty Ship...
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Conceived as a wartime necessity, in the end Howard Hughes' gargantuan cargo plane looks more like an enormous vanity project. The post Nov. 2, 1947: Spruce Goose … Or an Expensive Turkey? appeared...
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