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Operations Sandy and Pushover
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<p>Operation Sandy was the codename for the post-<a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a> launch of a captured <a href="/facts/V-2_rocket/8WHk8jsw">V-2 rocket</a> from the deck of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">United States Navy</a> aircraft carrier <a href="/facts/USS_Midway_(CV-41)/0y32UxQp">USS <i>Midway</i></a> on September 6, 1947. It marked the first launch of a large rocket, and the only time for a V-2, from a ship at sea. Operation Pushover was a follow-up test in late 1949 to assess the danger to a carrier from a V-2 explosion. </p>