AMERICAN NAVY FAILURE IN BUZZ BOMB TEST
HONOLULU, November 8 (Rec. 11 a.m.). —A buzz bomb was launched from a United States submarine off Hawaii yesterday and zoomed-over a long line of 35 warships without being hit by the anti-aircraft guns or intercepted by fighters from carriers.
The missile, which is known in navy parlance as the “Loon,” was launched 20 miles behind 35 - ships strung out over a 21-mile course. It sped at 400 to 500 miles an hour over its controlled course and plunged into the sea 80 miles from where it was launched.
The missile was assisted by a rocket in its take-off from the deck of the submarine.
The most impressive thing in the demonstration was the scant launching ramp required to'’get the bomb into the air with the rocket.
The “Loon” wings are detachable and the missile and its jet engine when broken down probably would occupy the same space in a submarine as three torpedoes.
The missile is the same as the German VI which gave London so much trouble late in the war. British gunners and airmen shot down a high percentage of them.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1949, Page 5
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