Fairey Fireflash
Sign in to saveFireflash was the United Kingdom's first air-to-air guided missile to see service with the Royal Air Force. Constructed by Fairey Aviation, the missile utilised radar beam riding guidance. Fireflash had relatively limited performance and required the launching aircraft to approach the target from a limited angle astern.
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Vinony's link graph records 93 inbound references to Fairey Fireflash, and connects out to ionization, Starstreak and Sea Cat.
Vinony files it under Air-to-air missiles of the United Kingdom, Cold War air-to-air missiles of the United Kingdom and Fairey Aviation Company.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- air-to-air missile
- Operator
- Royal Air Force
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Manufacturer
- Fairey Aviation Company
- Image
- Fireflash missile.png
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- Commons category
- Fairey Fireflash
- service entry
- 1955-01-01
- service retirement
- 1958-01-01
- total produced
- 300
Sources (2)
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Article · Svenska
Fireflash var Storbritanniens första luft-till-luft-robot, den var i tjänst mellan 1955 och 1958 i det brittiska flygvapnet. Navigeringen var ledstrålestyrd och vikten var 150 kg. Byggd av Fairey Aviation.
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