Word: ostfriesland
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...German ship Ostfriesland (turned over to the U. S. after the War) was sunk by U. S. bombers. She was more modern. Airplanes dropped 69 bombs at altitudes of only 1,200 to 2,000 feet, making 16 direct hits, did not succeed in sinking her until the second...
...somewhat similar tests were made. A joint board of the Army and Navy then laid down the conditions for the experiment which some Army men felt were too severe a drawback to the aeroplanes. Nevertheless, the former German battleship, Ostfriesland, was sunk by the 2,000-pound bombs from the air. This time the Army airmen will not be restricted by the previous rules. Moreover, a new 4,300-pound demolition bomb has been invented to aid in the attack...
This destruction will be loosed upon the Virginia and New Jersey. Not even direct hits should be necessary to sink them. As in the case of the Ostfriesland, the great bombs bursting in the water alongside will probably be enough to wreck the hull by their concussions...