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Model, MK-84 Guided Weapon

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

Model, MK-84 Guided Weapon

 

  • Summary

Manufacturer:   Unknown

Country of Origin: United States

Dimensions:
Overall: 25.4 x 8.89cm (10in. x 3 1/2in.)

Materials:
Missile is wood. There are three different plastic warheads, one attached to the missile and the other two attached to the base. Base is wood with a thin piece of clear plastic about three inches high to which the missile is attached. Wood Aluminum Plastic Paint Cork Adhesive

This is a model of unknown scale of a U.S. Air Force MK-84 guided bomb. Carrying a conventional explosive warhead, this was one of the MK-80 series of low drag general purpose bombs used where maximum blast and explosive effects were desired. The United States used the MK-80 series extensively during the Gulf War. The model's manufacturer is unknown.

John and Cynthia Heyde donated it to the museum.

Gift of John S. and Cynthia H. Heyde.


Inventory number: A19981607000