TD2N Gorgon

The Gorgon was an aerial ram or air-to-air missile powered by a turbojet engine and equipped with radio controls and a homing device. The Gorgon, developed by the U.S. during World War II, was later expanded into a broad program embracing turbojet, ramjet, pulsejet, and rocket power; straight wing, swept wing, and canard (tail first) air frames; and visual, television, heat-homing, and three types of radar guidance for use as air-to-air, air-to-surface and surface-to-surface guided missiles and as target drones.

References

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr5.htm U.S. Naval Aviation Chronology in World War II]

External links

* [http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/asm-n-5.html Private website on the "Gorgon"-missiles]