OS2U Kingfisher scout plane with five Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets mounted under one wing for testing purposes, Banana River, Florida, United States, 11 Dec 1942. Photo 2 of 4. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     OS2U Kingfisher scout plane with five Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets mounted under one wing for testing purposes, Banana River, Florida, United States, 11 Dec 1942. Photo 2 of 4. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Banana River, Florida, United States
Date 11 Dec 1942
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-034307
 
Related Content
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OS2U Kingfisher   Main article  Photos  
Mousetrap Anti-Submarine Rocket   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 11 Dec 1942
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 747 x 600 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
2 Jul 2019 02:05:15 PM

There is no indication these rockets had rocket motors so the thinking was apparently that the bombs would be powered by gravity alone. There is also no indication there were any airborne tests of this concept or that these weapons were mounted to scout aircraft more than this one time.

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Banana River, Florida, United States

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28.2505, -80.6124

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