Vintage 1956 US Navy Beechcraft XKDB-1 Target Drone Photo NAMTC Point Mugu 8x10 For Sale

Rare original 1956 United States Navy test photograph capturing a prototype Beechcraft XKDB-1 target drone suspended by a crane during catapult launcher mounting at the Naval Air Missile Test Center (NAMTC) in Point Mugu, California.Vintage original military test program photograph. Crisp focus and high tonal contrast showing the airframe, V-tail assembly, launcher rail, and crane apparatus. Border margins and corners are clean and sharp with no major creases, pinholes, or tears. Back features complete, original purple and black NAMTC Point Mugu identification, date, subject, and UNCLASSIFIED ink stamps. Loose and unglued.Subject: Prototype Beechcraft XKDB-1 (Model 1001 / later MQM-39 Cardinal) Target Drone / Early UAVFacility: U.S. Naval Air Missile Test Center (NAMTC), Point Mugu, CaliforniaDate of Imagery: June 19, 1956Official File Number: NA 13 L13616 6 56Official Markings on Reverse: Stamped \"U. S. NAVAL AIR MISSILE TEST CENTER POINT MUGU, CALIFORNIA\", \"JUN 19 1956\", \"XKDB TARGET DRONE VIEW 2.\", and \"UNCLASSIFIED\"Dimensions: Standard ~8\" x 10\" military laboratory photo format