M-2 (MGM-5) Corporal - Hampton, Virginia - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The Army's Corporal was the first U.S. ballistic missile originally developed by the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. It was powered by a liquid-fuel rocket engine and carried either a high explosive or nuclear warhead. A surface-to-surface missile, Corporal was fired from a launching pad, where it was placed by a self-propelled, electrically powered transporter-erector. Control was by command guidance system. After firing, minor corrections were made to the trajectory to insure accuracy. Range was around 75 miles at Mach 3.

A research version called the WAC Corporal, mounted as the second-stage atop a German V-2 rocket launched from White Sands, New Mexico set an altitude record in February 1949, reaching nearly 250 miles into space.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): M-2 Corporal Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Air Power Park inside / outside: outside Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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