1944 BQ-8 drone bomber test - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

1944 BQ-8 drone bomber test.





Previously:

B-17 bomber gas station
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crash
B-52 bomber guillotine
B-58 supersonic bomber ejection pod
B2 Spirit bomber refueling port
Convair B-36 bomber radial engine

[Floradawg]

Joe Kennedy Jr. was killed in a radio-controlled bomber. It was filled with explosives, and the idea was for him to bail out after piloting it to altitude. It would then be remotely controlled to the target. It exploded prematurely with him in it. I think it was a test.