Model, Missile, Thor IRBM, 1:22
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Company
- Summary
- This is a 1:22 scale model of the Thor, a U.S. Air Force intermediate-range ballistic missile built by Douglas Aircraft. Powered by liquid-fuel engines, the Thor carried a single nuclear warhead and had a range of about 3,000 kilometers (2,000 miles). The missile was deployed in England from 1959 to 1964.
- Douglas Aircraft built this model and donated it to the museum.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Douglas Aircraft, Inc.
- Inventory Number
- A19640642000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Wood, Copper Alloy, Felt, Steel, Cadmium, Plastic, Ink, Paint
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 96.5 x 25.4cm (38 x 10 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19640642000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e77b5a3a-3600-4a54-a918-7b8f6f1be563
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