EPISODE · Apr 19, 2025 · 6 MIN
Episode 7- Project Habakkuk – The WWII Aircraft Carrier Made of Ice
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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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