BQ-8
Missile · USA
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American intermediate range cruise missile. In 1944 the USAAF intended to convert some worn-out Consolidated B-24D/J Liberator bombers to BQ-8 radio-controlled assault drones for use against heavily defended targets on Japanese islands in the Pacific. The concept was the same as used for the B-17 Flying Fortress conversions in the BQ-7 Aphrodite project.
Maximum range: 3,700 km (2,200 mi).
More at: BQ-8.
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- IRCM
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- Consolidated
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