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Mighty Mouse Missile
The Mighty Mouse unguided air-to-air missile was usually fired in salvoes from U.S. Navy and Air Force jet fighters. The fins unfolded when the rocket left its firing tube or pod. A single hit by one of these small missiles could destroy an enemy bomber.
The Navy Bureau of Ordnance began developing the missile in 1948. Used in the Korean and Vietnam wars, it became standard on many U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft. Among the airplanes that carried them were the North American F 86D Sabre, Chance-Vought F7U-3 Cutlass, Northrop F 89D Scorpion, and Lockheed F-104C Starfighter. Helicopters that carried them included the UH-1 Iroquois, AH-1G HueyCobra, Bell AH 1J SeaCobra, Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne, and Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk. |