Two 500-pound high-explosive bombs and eight 5-inch HVARs illustrate the firepower of a combat-laden F-84E "Thunderjet" fighter-bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- 5-inch High Velocity Aircraft Rocket (HVAR) exhibit in the Korean War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
USAF fighter-bombers used the High Velocity Aircraft Rocket (HVAR) to knock out communist tanks, trains and bunkers. Developed by the U.S. Navy in World War II, the HVAR's warhead carried a deadly load of TNT that sped to the target at 1,360 feet per second.
