Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Unknown
- Summary
- This is a model of unknown scale of the Hound Dog AGM-28, a U.S. Air Force air-to-ground missile which also had the designation Hound Dog GAM-77. Carried by and launched from B-52 intercontinental bombers, it had a nuclear warhead and was designed to destroy Soviet air defense systems enabling the bombers to reach their targets. The missile had a maximum speed of Mach 2.1, a range of 710 miles, could fly from tree-top level to 55,000 feet, and utilized an inertial navigation system linked to the aircraft. First deployed in the early 1960s, it was withdrawn from service in 1976.
- The model's manufacturer is unknown. John and Cynthia Heyde donated the model to the Museum in the late 1980s.
- Credit Line
- Gift of John S. and Cynthia H. Heyde.
- Inventory Number
- A19981652000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic, adhesive decal
- Dimensions
- Approximate (model): 6.99 x 31.75 x 8.89cm (2 3/4in. x 1ft 1/2in. x 3 1/2in.)
- 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_A19981652000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9605fae48-e5c7-4325-b9cb-2d2781f46a6c
