De Havilland Firestreak
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The de Havilland Firestreak is a British first-generation, passive infrared homing air-to-air missile. It was developed by de Havilland Propellers in the early 1950s, entering service in 1957. It was
Missile, NELSAM, 27 June 2015
Lightning T4 trainer with a dummy Firestreak missile drill round (1964)
A Firestreak on its trolley. The fuse windows are visible adjacent to the red rubber bands used to protect them.
Firestreak at RAF Museum Cosford
English Electric Lightning
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The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor from 1960 to 1988. It is capable of a top speed above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manu
De Havilland Firestreak
…1950s, entering service in 1957. It was the first such weapon to enter active service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm, equipping the English Electric Lightning interceptor, de Havilland Sea Vixen naval fighter and the Gloster Javelin all weather interceptor. It was a rear-aspect, fire and forget pursuit weapon…
Lightning F.6 of No. 11 Squadron RAF
P1A WG760 at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, 2016
Lightning F.3 in flight, 1983
Lightning F.6 XS904 after a high-speed taxi run at 2012 Cold War Jets Day, Bruntingthorpe