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Take-off of America's first "rocket-assisted" airplane, an Ercoupe fitted with a GALCIT developed solid propellent 28 pound thrust JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) booster. The Ercoupe took off from March Field, California and was piloted by Captain Homer A. Boushey Jr.

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http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001538.jpg

Date

August 12, 1941

Author

United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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This image or video was catalogued by Jet Propulsion Lab of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: GPN-2000-001538 AND Alternate ID: JPL-JATO.
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