Tiny Tim (rocket)

[5] During testing, issues with shock waves emitted by the rocket igniter were attributed to a fatal crash of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver piloted by Lt. John M.

[9] Common Tiny Tim delivery aircraft during World War II included the PBJ-1 Mitchell,[10] F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, TBM Avenger, and the SB2C Helldiver.

During World War II, Tiny Tim rockets were credited with sinking one Japanese ship and severely damaging another.

[4] In the prelude to the Battle of Okinawa, Tiny Tim rockets were aboard the USS Franklin when it was bombed by a Japanese aircraft.

It is estimated that 13 to 16 tons of high explosives detonated progressively on the flight deck.During the Korean war, a Tiny Tim rocket destroyed a key bridge over the Han River (Korea) near Chungju.

[18] During the second half of the 1940s Tiny Tim also had a short civilian life, when it was modified to be used as a booster for the first U.S. sounding rocket, the WAC Corporal.

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver firing a Tiny Tim rocket