U.S. Army Convair Lobber cargo rocket (1958)

[Stargazer]

The San Diego Air & Space Museum Archive has uploaded a lot of new stuff on Flickr. Among these thousands of rare images, about 30 photos of a "lost" Convair program, the Lobber surface-to-surface missile (in fact a cargo rocket), which was tested by the U.S. Army in 1958.

Here is a first selection of these images.

The site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/

 

[Stargazer]

Re: U.S. Army Convair Lobber surface-to-surface missile (1958)

More pictures of the Lobber, this time the launches:

 

[shaba]

Re: U.S. Army Convair Lobber surface-to-surface missile (1958)

please note that the lobber is in fact a cargo rocket diesiened to lobb amunition and supplies to cut off troops for nthe quatermaster corps.

 

[Stargazer]

Re: U.S. Army Convair Lobber surface-to-surface missile (1958)

please note that the lobber is in fact a cargo rocket diesiened to lobb amunition and supplies to cut off troops for nthe quatermaster corps.

Thanks. I've modified the topic's title accordingly.

 

[robunos]

An image of the Convair 'Lobber', from page 8 of 'Rockets of the Army' by Eric Bergaust, 1960.

cheers,
Robin.

 

[jsport]

An image of the Convair 'Lobber', from page 8 of 'Rockets of the Army' by Eric Bergaust, 1960.

cheers,
Robin.

Thank you to you and Skyblazer for the posting.

 

[AN/AWW-14(V)]

bigger image size

 

[Archibald]

I keep reading "lobster rocket"

 

[Grey Havoc]

Sometimes happens to me as well...

 

[kocovgoce]

Can himars rockets be used to transport goods like at convair lobber ?

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