Aircraft can also be used for minesweeping. For instance, during World War II, fifteen British Vickers Wellington bombers were modified to carry a large magnetic induction loop and an electrical generator. The Directional Wireless Installation, (DWI) a cover story for the true purpose of the magnetic loop) was used successfully on May 10, 1940 to sweep a path for the escape of the Dutch Royal Family to the UK.

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