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Model, Missile, Rascal GAM-63, 1:32

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Model, Missile, Rascal GAM-63, 1:32

 

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Manufacturer:   Bell Aircraft Corp.

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
Overall: 1ft 3/4in. x 6 3/4in. x 9 1/2in. (32.39 x 17.15 x 24.13cm)

Materials:
Plastic, paint, aluminum, steel

This is a 1:32 scale model of the the Rascal, a U.S. Air Force air-to-surface missile designed to destroy enemy air defense installations. Carrying either a conventional or nuclear warhead and with a range of 75 miles, the Rascal was deployed on Strategic Air Command B-47 bombers from 1957-1959. It was replaced by the Hound Dog air-to-surface missile which had a much greater range. Bell Aircraft built and donated this model in 1958.

Gift of Bell Aircraft


Inventory number: A19580070000