The anti-ship missile “Tini Tim” is suspended on the PBJ “Mitchell” bomber, belonging to the US Navy VMB-612 bomber squadron, on the island of Iwo Jima.
The Tiny Tim missile was developed by the California Institute of Technology, adopted in 1945, with a mass of 580 kg (1,280 pounds), and a flight speed of 1,480 km/h (810 ft/s). Used at the very end of World War II in the Battle of Okinawa.
Date: August 2, 1945