Tiny Tim set up on a B-25

[gary1954]

Ran across this and thought I'd share it wit ya'll as I had neve heard of it



Tiny Tim" aerial rocket are loaded onto a U.S. Marine Corps North American PBJ Mitchell bomber of Marine bombing squadron VMB-612 on Iwo Jima, 2 August 1945.
Based on a concept for an air-launched anti-shipping missile developed by the California Institute of Technology, the "Tiny Tim" weighted 580 kg (1,280 lb) and traveled at a velocity of 1,480 km/h (810 ft/sec). It entered service in 1945.
Photo dated 2 August 1945
U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.002.007 \
U.S. Navy
This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... g_1945.jpg

[tom d. friedman]

loaded on a wing or in the bomb bay?? 1st i've seen of this weapon!!

[skymstr02]

Fitted externally on the belly/bomb bay doors.

[PJ]

Plenty of pictures of various aircraft testing Tiny Tim's at this site:

www.chinalakealumni.org

Includes PV-2 Harpoons, Corsairs, Sky Raiders, and much more.


PJ
PV-2 Harpoon "Hot Stuff"
www.amhf.org

[F3V]

amazing! I'll never heard about that...

thanks for the link PJ

[Dan Newcomb]

Gotta love those PBJs!