Tube, hollow, painted glossy black, with ogival nose, warhead painted blue, fuze hole at point of warhead; set of four long rectangular folding fins in cruciform arrangement at rear, fins fold rearward and when folded have same width as rocket tube, fins aluminum color; rear section also includes four equidistant nozzles, appearing as short, protruding tubes but ends of nozzles in this specimen cut at an angle; word "Inert" stenciled in white on body and crudely painted number 46 in blue;very light white markings on warhead; see Mark(s); rust in nozzles.
Body and fins, aluminum; warhead and base, with nozzles (4), steel.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
01/19/2022
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Military; Missiles; Space
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