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498 FLIGHT International, 11 April 1963 Missiles and Spaceflight MISSILE TOTERS THERE has never been any obvious reason for the fact that Britain has never shown much interest in developing guided weapons for laun ching from aircraft against surface targets. With the exception of the big Blue Steel, which is solely an aid to the penetrative capability of a strategic delivery system, we have no missiles of our own in this category, although de Havilland Aircraft is the key firm in the joint manufacture by NATO nations of the Martin Bullpup missile. Bullpups are illustrated here carried by a Blackburn Buccaneer (above) and Supermarine Scimitar (foot of page). On the left is a close-up of the installation on the Westland Whirlwind of Nord SS.11 wire-guided missiles, while the head-on view depicts a Westland Wessex Mk 1 of the Royal Marine Commandos equipped with four SS.11 missiles, two 7-tube 2in rocket packs and a 0.303in Browning. Immediately below is seen a trial installation of a Vickers Vigilant anti-armour missile on a Brantly B.2 light helicopter. The Brantly is one of the types contending for adoption as the standard "Corps helicopter" of the British Army, and it can carry a crew of two, a pair of Vigilants and their equipment, and fuel for more than 100 miles. BEAS devised the scheme, and de sign and installation was carried out by Beagle Aircraft at Rearsby.
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