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Chronology - 1943 - Quarter 4

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- 1943 Oct 2 - Nation: USA.

First U.S. military rocket-powered airplane.
First U.S. military rocket-powered airplane, the Rocket Ram, was tested as a glider by John Myers. It was equipped with an Aerojet XCAL-200 engine, using monoethylanline as fuel. References: 17 .

- 1943 Oct 10 - Nation: India.

- 1943 Nov 1 - Nation: Germany. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.

Development of ballistic missiles authorized.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, Chief of Air Staff, directed and authorized emphasis on research, development, and procurement of guided missiles, as indicated by known German advances. References: 17 .

- 1943 Nov 2 - Nation: Czechoslovakia.

- 1943 Nov 21 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut David Matthew Vidrine born in Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA.

- 1943 Dec 1 - Nation: USA.

NACA rocket program. Spacecraft: XS-1.
The rocket aircraft research program conceived by NACA's John Stack, to investigage the flight characteristics of an airplane flying beyond the speed of sound or Mach 1. References: 17 .

- 1943 Dec 25 - Nation: India.

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