Model, Missile, La Crosse with Launch Truck

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Topping Models Inc.

Summary

This is a model of unknown scale of the La Crosse, a U.S. Army surface-to-surface missile based on mobile launchers. It had a range of 19 miles and carried either a conventional or nuclear warhead. First deployed in Western Europe in the late 1950s, it was withdrawn from service early the following decade. Topping Models made and donated the model to NASM in 1958.

Credit Line

Gift of Topping Models

Inventory Number

A19580072000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Missiles & Rockets

Materials

Plastic, paint, adhesive, steel

Dimensions

Overall (missile in horizontal position): 4 3/4in. x 3in. x 10in. (12.07 x 7.62 x 25.4cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95b22218a-8e78-44dd-8872-bbf8432f41da

Record ID

nasm_A19580072000