Nearly Forgotten - Harpoons Away

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Some 80 years ago today, “somewhere in the Western Aleutians,” 10 April 1945, we get a good look at the bristling nose of the new Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon maritime patrol bomber of the “Vee-Gees” of VPB-139 as it gets ready for a sortie, showing off five forward-firing M2 .50 caliber Brownings. The type had another two .50 cals in a dorsal turret and two in the tail.

Harpoons Away!

Some 80 years ago today, “somewhere in the Western Aleutians,” 10 April 1945, we get a good look at the bristling nose of the new Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon maritime patrol bomber of the &#8…

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History of Patrol Bombing Squadron 139 (U.S. National Park Service)

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In 1944, the ASM-N-2 ‘Bat’ Became America’s First Guided Missile

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Compared to today’s radar-guided ship-killing missiles, like America’s Harpoon or Russia’s Yakhont, the Bat looks primitive. It lacked a rocket motor to change its trajectory, and its radar was relatively rudimentary. Nonetheless, the Bat is the ancestor of...

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ASM-N-2 Bat - Wikipedia

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cool ordnance for the time