XGAM-71 Buck Duck
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xgam-71-buck-duck-206-8403933
title:
XGAM-71 Buck Duck
text:
The Convair XGAM-71 Buck Duck was an air-launched decoy missile that was developed by Convair in the early 1950s. It was intended to have the same radar signature as the Strategic Air Command's B-36 bomber, thereby allowing it to disrupt the enemy's air defenses and dilute their effort to shoot down an incoming bomber fleet. Convair built the first prototype using its own funds, but the company received an official development contract from the United States Air Force on 16 August 1954. The USAF
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encyclopedia
description:
American decoy missile prototype
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XGAM-71_Buck_Duck
date created:
2005-12-27T11:44:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T02:36:33Z
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