Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951) Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; "34. 'Tiny Tim'"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09627.34 Author/Creator: Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Trading card Date: 1951 Pagination: 1 collecting card ; 6 x 8 cm. Order a Copy
One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "34. 'Tiny Tim' " depicting a rocket released from a fighter plane. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing a "U.S. 11.75-inch rocket," known as Tiny Tim fired from the fighter plane "Corsair," to demolish a bridge. Text details the make originating from a 2.36-inch bazooka from World War II. "It pierces armor and is highly expensive."
Tiny Tim was the largest air-to-ground rocket used towards the end of World War II and throughout the Korean War. The rocket was about 11.75 inches long and designed by engineers at CalTech. Its main capability was to sink heavy ships.
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