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Thunderbird (missile)

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The Thunderbird was a British surface to air missile built by English Electric for the British Army, becoming the first British designed and produced missile to enter service with that force when it was fielded in 1959. Guided onto its target by semi active radar homing and armed with a continuous rod high explosive warhead, it could engage aircraft at ranges up to about 75 kilometers at speeds beyond Mach 2.7, and was operated by British Army air defense regiments as well as, in small numbers, the Royal Saudi Air Force from 1967. An upgraded Thunderbird 2 version appeared in 1966, but the whole system was phased out of British service by 1977 in favor of the smaller Rapier missile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Surface-to-air missile 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1959 2
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Operated By

British Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Thunderbird (missile)
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Manufactured By

English Electric

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Source Wikidata: Thunderbird (missile)
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1. Wikipedia: Thunderbird (missile)
  • Infobox: service
    1959-1977
  • Service-status attribute (thunderbird-missile)
    An upgraded Thunderbird 2 version appeared in 1966, but the whole system was phased out of British service by 1977 in favor of the smaller Rapier missile.
  • Lead section
    The English Electric Thunderbird was a British surface-to-air missile produced for the British Army.
  • Operated By: British Army, Infobox: used_by
    British Army Royal Saudi Air Force
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2. Thunderbird (missile) (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q3725366 (P729 service entry): 1959
Quote, Wikidata Q3725366 (P729 service entry): 1959
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1959.
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Wikidata: Thunderbird (missile)
Wikidata Q3725366, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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