Republic JB-2 Loon, 14305, USAF History and Traditions Museum
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Registration: 14305
Construction Number: Unknown
Model Republic JB-2 Loon
Operator: USAF History and Traditions Museum
Airport: Lackland AFB (San Antonio) (Kelly Field) (SKF / KSKF), USA - Texas
Photographer: Trevor Bartlett
Date Taken: 28/03/1989
Date Submitted: 09/10/2012
In 1944 Republic commenced building copies of the Fi-103, with the Ford Motor Company making the engine, which was in turn a copy of the Argus 014 Pulsejet. The resulting JB-2 âLoonâ or âThunderbugâ was the first U.S. guided missile. This example is now preserved in Wheaton, MN. A total of 1391 were built and were in service 1945 - 1950.
Picture ID:1368385