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GAM-72 Quail (McDonnell 1958)
An air breathing missile with a shape as unusual as its mission was the GAM-72 Quail. Carried on strike missions aboard Strategic Air Command B-52 bombers, Quail was launched in flight, confusing enemy radar and drawing fire away from the target-bound bombers.
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