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This Day in Naval History – August 30

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August 30, 2010

1913 - Navy tests Sperry gyroscopic stabilizer (automatic pilot)

1929 - Near New London, CT, 26 officers and men test Momsen lung to exit submerged USS S-4

1961 - Two Cuban frigates fire on a Naval Reserve aircraft on a training mission over international waters

(Source: Navy News Service)

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