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| Keywords: outdoor 330-PS-68 (USN 707573): Navy’s New Air-To-Air Combat Rocket – the Mighty Mouse. The Douglas AD “Skyraider” test fires the first successful air-to-air rocket, named the “Mighty Mouse,” which has been developed by the Navy Bureau of Ordnance. The new rocket is small enough to be carried in quantity by its mother aircraft, yet fast and powerful enough to destroy any known plane with a direct hit. It is built with folding fins, which reduce air resistance of the mother plane and increases the carrying capacity of the launches. The rockets may be fired singly or in salvo from the launcher, which is attached to the airplane’s wings or to its fuselage. Photograph released February 9, 1950. (8/18/2015). 330-PS-68 (USN 707573): Navy’s New Air-To-Air Combat Rocket – the Mighty Mouse. The Douglas AD “Skyraider” test fires the first successful air-to-air rocket, named the “Mighty Mouse,” which has been developed by the Navy Bureau of Ordnance. The new rocket is small enough to be carried in quantity by its mother aircraft, yet fast and powerful enough to destroy any known plane with a direct hit. It is built with folding fins, which reduce air resistance of the mother plane and increases the carrying capacity of the launches. The rockets may be fired singly or in salvo from the launcher, which is attached to the airplane’s wings or to its fuselage. Photograph released February 9, 1950. (8/18/2015). | ||||
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