| 1. | At about 0930, a glider bomb disabled the nearby light cruiser.
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| 2. | HMS " Egret " was the first warship sunk by such a glider bomb.
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| 3. | Of the high altitude variety, these aerial assaults included the use of radar-controlled glider bombs.
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| 4. | She also jammed glider bomb radio frequencies on 9 11 June and provided channel convoy protection.
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| 5. | The Navy acknowledges it rushed the glider bombs into service, but only because of pressing needs.
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| 6. | The tiny glider bomb was radio-controlled from the carrier aircraft which released it at high altitude.
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| 7. | In addition to splashing one fighter, the ship studied the performance characteristics of enemy radio-directed glider bombs.
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| 8. | The glider bomb passed entirely through " Athabaskan " before detonating on the outside of the ship.
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| 9. | However, this glider bomb had never been used in action, although more than 1, 000 aircraft were manufactured.
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| 10. | With World War II underway, she was soon deployed for convoy escort duties between the HS 233 glider bombs.
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