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This is a plaque accompanying a model of the Regulus I, a U.S. Navy surface-to-surface missile carried on and launched from the decks of submarines. It had a nuclear warhead, a solid-fuel engine, one booster for assist in take-off, a range of 400 miles, and a guidance system using radio commands from the submarine. The missile was deployed on a limited number of submarines during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The plaque commemorates the 1000th flight of the missile from the U.S.S. Barbero in August 1960. It sits on a wood base. Chance Vought Aircraft made the model and the plaque and donated them to the Museum.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Chance Vought Aircraft
 Dimensions 3-D (Copper Alloy Plaque): 25.4 × 15.2 × 0.3cm (10 × 6 × 1/8 in.)
3-D (Wood Base): 27.9 × 17.6 × 1.6cm (11 × 6 15/16 × 5/8 in.)
Storage: 33.3 × 22.5 × 7cm (13 1/8 × 8 7/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
 Materials Wood
Copper Alloy
Varnish
 Inventory Number A19610047002 Credit Line Gift of Chance-Vought Aircraft, Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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