Designated as an Assault Drone, the plywood skinned BQ-1 was powered by 2 x Franklin O-405-7 engines of 250 hp each. A 2000 lb bomb could be carried in the compartment seen here just aft of the wing. A TV camera mounted in the aircraft allowed its guidance onto target from a mother-ship. In this photo, test pilot William H. Engle is attempting to ferry the aircraft to Wright Field, Dayton/OH, but an oil leak from the LH engine forced a return to Lancaster/PA. The leaking oil can be seen on the landing gear and wheel fairings. On 17 July 1944 the aircraft was wrecked in an engine failure induced forced landing near Wright Field, resulting in cancellation of the program. Collection holder William Engle is the son of the test pilot

In Suulajärvi during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Eino Nurmi.

Shot down in the Karelian isthmus 12th June 1944. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Eino Nurmi.