U.S. Army Corporal E rocket launch, White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico

U.S. Army Corporal E rocket launch, White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico
  • 3096
  • Photograph
  • September 19, 1951
  • No. 378368-S WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND, NEW MEXICO.
    The “Corporal E,” a surface-guided missile, has been developed as a research instrument by the U.S. Army Ordnance. The “Corporal E” is the fourth missile of a series of different types developed under Army supervision. It is a companion development of the “Nike,” which was the first guided missile of any type designed and built wholly in the United States. 19 Sept. 1951.
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