Ah. Shy Torque!
That was allegedly the A.T. Aerial Target in 1917 ( "Target" being the cover name for "Torpedo" ).
On another occasion , so the story goes, it looped straight off of the launcher, sending numerous senior onlookers scattering over Salisbury Plain.
P.S. "Professor" A.M. Low, who was a major instigator behind this machine's concept , subsequently went on to be involved in the "Larynx" project.
Last edited by Haraka; 22nd Apr 2014 at 09:11.