Pelican

Anti-ship missile. Year: 1943. Family: US Cruise Missiles. Country: USA.

Navy Engineering Experiment Station Annapolis completed development of rocket engine for Pelican radio-controlled pilotless aircraft (never used operationally).

Manufacturer: US Navy.

Pelican Chronology

1943 February 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pelican.

First US rocket-powered guided missile. Nation: USA. Navy Engineering Experiment Station Annapolis completed development of rocket engine for Pelican radio-controlled pilotless aircraft (never used operationally). References: 17.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Emme, Eugene M, Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space 1915-1960, NASA, 1961. Accessed at: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/timeline.html.

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