M117 bomb
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The M117 is an air-dropped demolition bomb used by United States military forces. The weapon dates back to the Korean War of the early 1950s. Although it has a nominal weight of 750 pounds, its actual
An F-100D of the 308th TFS, being loaded with Mk 117 750 lb bombs at Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, in early 1966
M-117 bomb-rack, with Boeing B-52 in the background.
USS Sacramento crewmen transferring M-117 bombs to the USS Hancock during replenishment operations.
F-105 Thunderchiefs deploying M-117 bombs over Vietnam.
BOLT-117
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The Texas Instruments BOLT-117, retrospectively redesignated as the GBU-1/B was the world's first laser-guided bomb. It consisted of a standard M117 750-pound bomb case with a KMU-342 laser guidance a
M117 bomb
…low-altitude drops, delaying the bombs hitting their targets ensuring bombers are out of the blast zone before detonation. The M117 was the basis for the BOLT-117, the world's first laser-guided bomb. From the 1950s through the early 1970s the M117 was a standard aircraft weapon, carried by the F-100 Super Sabre…
BOLT-117 on display
A 497th TFS F-4D with two BOLT-117s at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1971.