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RP-3 3in 25lb Rocket
London, Hangar Three/Four Aircraft & Exhibits
Tubular rocket motor with four rectangular fins ( new) at the rear end fitted with 25lb head at other end.
The RP-3 (Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was introduced in the second half of the Second World War. This type of solid head was particularly used on anti-submarine/anti-shipping strikes during World War Two by RAF Mosquito and Beaufighter aircraft and could punch through hull plates with deadly efficiency.
Details
| Object number | 1994/0679/O |
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| Maker name | RAF Museum Cardington |
| Production date | 1994 |
| Date in use | 1943-1945 |
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