NIST's BAT II Bomb |
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| This BAT Bomb was found deteriorating at NIKE site "W-92" in 2000. Story of the restoration of this Bat in Air & Space Magazine January 01, 2002 |
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The Bat bomb was a RADAR guided glide bomb developed and used during WWII. National Bureau of Standards did the development. The Bomb was used by the U.S. Navy with Privateers, Corsairs, Avengers and later photos show Neptunes postwar. In the end most were used for crew training postwar. |
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A link to the "Family Tree & History of the ASM-N-2 BAT Glide Bomb". A great Bat Bomb site by Scott C. Pedersen Ph.D. |
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