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The Mark 24 mine (also known as FIDO or Fido) is an air-dropped anti-submarine (ASW) acoustic torpedo developed by the United States during World War II; it was called a mine to conceal its capabilities. The torpedo entered service with the Allies in March 1943; the United States Navy (USN) used it until 1948. Approximately 4,000 were produced.
Image credits: SligPants Following Spratt's success, other companies got in on the game.In the early 20th century, canned pet foods arrived, primarily using horse meat, which was abundant and ...
Torpedo retriever crew cranes aboard a Mark 24 "Fido" torpedo in 1950. World War II brought about a large increase in U.S. Navy use of torpedoes. Prior to the war, about 60 torpedoes per month were manufactured. Over the next four years nearly 50,000 were produced. [2]
This is a list of animated short films produced by Terrytoons from 1929 to 1971. First produced by Paul Terry from 1929 to 1956, and then by CBS from 1953 to 1971, this list does also included cartoons originally produced for TV that were later screened in theaters 1959–1971.
Fido Dido (/ ˈ f aɪ d oʊ ˈ d aɪ d oʊ / or / ˈ f aɪ d oʊ ˈ d iː d oʊ /) is a cartoon character of a male youth created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History
Fido Dido, a male (human) youth cartoon character created in 1985 and associated with the soft drink 7 Up since 1988; Fidough, a Pokémon species; Fido, a pet Brontosaurus in the 1939 animated film Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur; Fido, the pet dog sidekick in the 1916 animated film Bobby Bumps
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Frida relaunch in the U.S., CEO Chelsea Hirschhorn looks back at the "blind naivete" that let her believe the snotsucker could go mainstream.
Before the introduction of FIDO, fog had been responsible for losses of a number of aircraft returning from operations. Often large areas of the UK would be simultaneously fog-bound and it was recommended procedure in these situations for the pilot to point the aircraft towards the sea and then, while still over land, for the crew to bail-out by parachute, leaving the aircraft to subsequently ...