The GAM-63 RASCAL Missile

Background

The GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was the United States Air Force’s first nuclear armed standoff missile. The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designated the GAM-63 in 1955.

The name RASCAL was the acronym for RAdar SCAnning Link, the missile’s guidance system. The RASCAL project was cancelled in September 1958.

Document Archive

Historical Study on Aircraft and Weapon Systems Tested at the Air Force Missile Development Center  [359 Pages, 84.2MB]

GAM-63 Missile Development Program [39 Pages, 11.22MB]

HQ USAF Logistics Concept, GAM-63 Weapon System [20 Pages, 600kb]

The History of the RASCAL Missile, 1952-1958 [158 pages, 58MB]

Missile Logistics, Volume 1: Text (Historical Study No. 328). 1952-1958 [115 pages, 5.7mb]

Project RASCAL / Project Shrike, 31 March 1953 [88 Pages, 14.5MB]

R&D Information Report, Missile Logistics, 1951-1959 [18 Pages, 1.71MB]

RASCAL (Project MX-776), September 30, 1968 [76 Pages, 12.49MB]

RASCAL (MX-776B) [130 Pages, 51MB]

RASCAL: Air to Ground Guided Missile [94 Pages, 35.45MB]

RASCAL Weapon System (Project MX-776) [80 Pages, 11.65MB]

RASCAL Weekly Test Reports [220 Pages, 44.15MB]

System 112A

System 112A – Rascal Missile System, 1 May 1959 [96 Pages, 36MB]

System 112A – Flight Test Summary – 1 July 1958 [63 Pages, 13.3MB]

System 112A – Quarterly Progress Report, 31 March 1957 [80 Pages, 41MB]

System 112A – Quarterly Progress Report, 30 June 1957 [70 Pages, 10.5MB]

 

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