Fly, Missile, FlyWhile reviewing records, Archives Specialist James found some interesting photos th
Fly, Missile, FlyWhile reviewing records, Archives Specialist James found some interesting photos that relate to the development of missiles at the Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California. These engineers were recording various types of data at Point Mugu and off the coast of California at San Nicolas Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Santa Rosa Island.This data helped the missiles with guidance, trajectory, aerodynamics, acceleration, and much more. Photo 1 shows the engineers working on equipment that captured data during the missile test. Photo 2 shows one of the various ways they were collecting data, which in this photo is a chain radar system. This chain radar system tracked the missile and relayed the data back to be recorded. Photo 3 shows what the missile would look like during flight.For further research into the U.S. Navy base at Point Mugu, California, please visit this website.Come check out more of the U.S. Navy records we hold here at the National Archives at Riverside!Series: Central Subject Files, 1947 - 1958. Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. (National Archives Identifier 7450439). -- source link
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