Matador Guided Missile On Display In Front Of North Hall, October 27, 1955
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1955
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Ann Arbor News, October 27, 1955
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Guided Missile Shown Here: On display in front of North Hall on the University campus is this Matador guided missile from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at Dayton, O. Using the same jet engine employed in the F-80 fighter plane, the Matador has a maximum speed of more than 650 miles per hour an dis controlled electronically by a pilot on the ground. The surface-to-surface missile, costing about $250,000 is on display for instruction of Air Force ROTC students. It is designed to carry an atomic warhead.
Ann Arbor News, October 27, 1955
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Guided Missile Shown Here: On display in front of North Hall on the University campus is this Matador guided missile from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at Dayton, O. Using the same jet engine employed in the F-80 fighter plane, the Matador has a maximum speed of more than 650 miles per hour an dis controlled electronically by a pilot on the ground. The surface-to-surface missile, costing about $250,000 is on display for instruction of Air Force ROTC students. It is designed to carry an atomic warhead.
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