Object Details
Summary
Shown here is what appears to be a component of the support cradle for the 33,000-pound thrust booster assembly used on the Navy's JB-2 Loon submarine launched guided missile. The booster burned for half a second during launch, then fell into the water. The Navy conducted tests of the unit on the JB-2 off the California Coast during 1947-1948. The Loon program ended in 1950 in favor of the Regulus 1, the Navy's first operational, submarine launched guided missile.
Transferred from the U.S. Navy.
Credit Line
Donated by U.S. Navy
Date
ca. 1948
Inventory Number
A20070063004
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts
Materials
Ferrous Alloy
Dimensions
3-D: 109.2 × 74.9 × 31.7cm (3 ft. 7 in. × 2 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20070063004