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.

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. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-034307
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OS2U Kingfisher   Main article  Photos  
Mousetrap Anti-Submarine Rocket   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 747 x 600 pixels
Photos in Series See all 4 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 11 Dec 1942
Photos at Same Place Banana River, Florida, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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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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