The High Velocity Aircraft Rocket, or HVAR, also known by the nickname Holy Moses, was an American unguided rocket developed during World War II to attack targets on the ground from aircraft. It saw e
HVAR under a wing of TBF Avenger
An F-84E launching rockets
Cross section showing the detonation system, on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center
A cutaway drawing of the M403 VT fuze used on the Mk 6 Mod 4 head. For security reasons, the actual radar components are not shown, with the space being left empty and vaguely captioned "Volume occupied by electrical gear."
North American P-51 Mustang
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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed
High Velocity Aircraft Rocket
…rockets. Targets included ships, bunkers, pillboxes, coastal defense guns, ammunition dumps, and occasionally even destroyers and major bridges. Numerous North American F-51D Mustang "Six-Shooters" (six .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns plus six HVARs and 2 bombs or ten HVARs) and carrier-based Grumman F9F Panther jets flew close air…
P-51D nicknamed "Tika IV" of 361st Fighter Group with underwing drop tanks
North American NA-73X, with a short carburetor air-intake scoop and the frameless, rounded windshield: On the production Mustang Mk Is, the frameless windshield was replaced with a three-piece unit that incorporated a bullet-resistant windshield.
P-51D on the Inglewood assembly line
XP-51 41-039 is one of two Mustang Mk I aircraft handed over to the USAAC for testing