Episode 7- Project Habakkuk – The WWII Aircraft Carrier Made of Ice

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Published on Apr 19, 2025, 11:31:54 AM
Total time: 00:04:10

Episode Description

In this episode of Mind-Blowing History, Historia delves into one of the most outlandish military proposals of World War II—Project Habakkuk, a British plan to build an aircraft carrier out of ice. Learn how wartime desperation sparked scientific creativity, what pykrete is, and why the project melted away before reaching the battlefield.

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