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KD2G-2

I noticed this, hanging in one corner of the the aircraft pavilion, while I was on the catwalk photographing some other planes. I didn't see any identifying signs, and at first thought it was a V-1.

However, upon reviewing the picture, I found that it was a KD2G-2 "Firefly", developed in the early 1950s as a remotely controlled target aircraft for air-to-air and anti-aircraft gunnery training.

Like a V-1, it's torpedo-shaped has wings and a pulse jet engine, but compared to a V-1 the KD2G-2's engine lies closer to the fuselage and it has twin vertical stabilizers.

 
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