1946 - The Navy presents its new "robot" bomb

 

New Navy Robot Bomb: One of a series of "tomorrow's-weapons-today" at which the public was given a quick peek at the Naval Air Material Center's "open house" is this turbo-jet powered KDN-1 guided-missile which is carried under the wing of a PB4-Y Privateer and launched from the air. It has a "seeker" head and a speed of better than 500 mph.  

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Aviation News | Nov 11, 1946