DEFENDERS OF AMERICA*
U.S. AIR FORCE GAR FALCON
The GAR FALCON, manufactured by Hughes, is an air-to-air guided
Aircraft Rocket. It is approximately 672 ft. long, and weighs slightly over
100 pounds. It is one of the smallest missiles in production, and its speed
is highly supersonic. Interceptors carry the missile in quantity and launch
them miles from the target without need of visual contact.
This is No. 24 of a series of twenty-four cards, each illustrating and describing
a different weapon or piece of equipment in the NABISCO Shredded Wheat
"Defenders of America” series. Each of these cards is a full detailed reproduction
of an official United States Army, Navy and Air Force or Marine photograph.
One of these official photograph reproductions is packed in each package of
Nabisco Shredded Wheat. Get the entire set by eating Nabisco Shredded Wheat
regularly and trading with your friends.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
NEW YORK 22, N.Y.
*TRADE MARK
U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTOGRAPH
