5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket

The 5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket, or FFAR, was an unguided American air-to-surface rocket developed by the United States Navy and introduced in June 1943, originally built with a 3.5 inch diameter for anti-submarine warfare before being modified in December 1943 by fitting a 5-inch anti-aircraft shell to the existing 3.5-inch rocket motor. It weighed 80 pounds, measured 5 feet 5 inches long, carried a 45-pound high explosive warhead, reached a maximum speed of 485 miles per hour, and had an operational range of about one mile using a solid fuel rocket engine. It saw operational use during the Second World War aboard the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, the Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber, and the Vought F4U Corsair fighter. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/