AGM-62 Walleye

The AGM-62 Walleye is a television-guided glide bomb which was produced by Martin Marietta and used by the United States armed forces during the 1960s. Most had a 250 lb (113 kg) high-explosive warhead, some had a nuclear warhead. The designation of the Walleye as an "air-to-ground missile" is something of a misnomer, as it is an unpowered bomb with guide avionics, similar to the more modern GBU-15. The Walleye was superseded by the AGM-65 Maverick.
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[jonesy97]

Waste a perfectly good B-29, damn!

[maddride]

quikly fire the bomb, then go back to watching porn :)

[thedreamliner2012]

@SMJeOma No, it did not. The aim point is always on a spot near the target, because the fuse had to have enough kinetic energy to detonate. I was an aviation ordinance in the USN and we had whole magazine dedicated just for this weapon. There are also fuse packages that can detonate at a preset height over the ground, or a delayed fuse that will wait for the weapon to lance a few feet before detonation. Also, it has a shaped warhead that directs the energy in a specific way.

[DerSturmerSS]

@patrikasLTL there is also a TV version KH-29T tv-guided soviet - russian missile.

[leomantles]

chuck norris wants his firecracker back

[SMJeOma]

@Sturmfalke010475 true. but better to actually HIT the target ;p

[Sturmfalke010475]

@SMJeOma I bet the aircraft was destroyed.... Mission accomplished

[ConstantineJoseph]

How on earth did they land the plane in the middle of the desert without an airstrip.  LOL!

[dasteufelhund]

They first thought of Popeye, but changed it to Walleye

[SMJeOma]

you guys do notice that.. uhm.. ye.. the missile / bomb. missed right..