May 092014
“Pershing Joins the Ranks”
Note that at 1:09, a Pershing missile is dropped from the bomb bay of a B-52 and the motor fired. I was previously unaware of this test. Anybody know anything about it? It seems odd that a USAF bomber would be used to test a US Army missile.
If it worked as well as it seemed to, I have to wonder what, if any, consideration was given to arming USAF aircraft with Pershing missiles. Not a concept can recall hearing of before.
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