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Young inventor meets Navy staff after teen torpedo idea
A boy named Tommy, a budding inventor, writes to the U S Navy with a plan for a torpedo and is invited to visit the Bureau of Ordnance. Navy engineers review his concept and acknowledge it may echo ideas already in use or under development.
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Dick Lacoste
Otra
Ishincton
United Sees
Air Force
Tommy
Navy
Nobie
Igtic
Weapo
New Dei
Admiral Noble
Bureau of Ordnance