Object Details
- Summary
- The BV 246 was an experimental glide bomb developed by the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was designed to be dropped a long distance from its target, thereby avoiding Allied figher opposition. This tail section may come from a "Radieschen" (Radish) variant, which was to home in on radars.
- U.S. Army Air Forces shipped the components from Germany in 1945. It is not known when the Smithsonian acquired this artifact.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Designer
- Messerschmitt A.G.
- Credit Line
- Donor Unknown
- Materials
- Wood, Paint
- Dimensions
- Storage (Rehoused on aluminum pallet): 157.5 × 153.7 × 85.1cm, 90.7kg (62 × 60 1/2 × 33 1/2 in., 200lb.)
- Approximate: 24.1 × 47 × 109.2cm (9 1/2 in. × 18 1/2 in. × 43 in.)
- Type
- CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts
