File:F2H firing BOAR nuclear rocket 1955.JPG
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| Description | Test firing of 30.5-Inch "Bombardment Aircraft Rocket (BOAR)", sans warhead from a U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee at Naval Ordnance Station China Lake, in 1955. One of the earliest rockets designed to carry a nuclear warhead (Mk 7), BOAR was developed by NOTS as an interim weapon with a planned service use of 3 years, but the 30.5-Inch Rocket Mk 1 was deployed in 1956 and remained in the Fleet until 1963. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy Naval Museum of Armament and Technology [1] BOAR photo |
| Author | USN |
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| current | 21:57, 9 October 2010 | | 542 × 397 (99 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Test firing of 30.5-Inch "Bombardment Aircraft Rocket (BOAR)", sans warhead from a U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 ''Banshee'' at Naval Ordnance Station China Lake, in 1955. One of the earliest rockets designed |
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