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Untold War Stories@UntoldWarFacts

In the middle of the Second World War, the United States hid two aircraft carriers in Lake Michigan. They trained nearly 18,000 carrier pilots in the cold freshwater. Hundreds of aircraft crashed du...

SummaryDuring World War II, the U.S. Navy converted two passenger steamers into aircraft carriers on Lake Michigan to safely train nearly 18,000 carrier pilots away from German U-boats. Over 200 accidents occurred during training, leaving 128 aircraft on the lake's bottom where the cold freshwater preserved them in remarkable condition, with nearly 40 recovered and restored for museum display.Aug 25, 20264 tweets♥ 4.3K