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This is a model of unknown scale of the Quail. McDonnell Douglas made these missiles for the U.S. Air Force. Although the Quail had a missile designation, it only carried electronic countermeasure equipment to confuse and deceive enemy air defense systems. Each Strategic Air Command B-52 intercontinental bomber normally carried four Quails in a bomb bay. Powered by a General Electric J85 engine and with a maximum range of approximately 400 miles, the Quail was deployed from 1960 into the 1970s. John and Cynthia Heyde donated this model to NASM on an unknown date.
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Dimensions
Overall: 2 in. wide x 5 in. long (5.08 x 12.7cm) Materials
Plastic missile and base. Inventory Number
A19981601000
Credit Line
Gift of John S. and Cynthia H. Heyde.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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