XD9073 ” Firebee Q-2C ” 1960s Advertisement for Ryan Aeronautical Jet-Propelled Drone

Q2C High Altitude Firebee, “Ryan Aerospace”, “Ryan Aeronautical Company”, 46/66?

“The Ryan Firebee is a series of target drones developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company beginning in 1951. It was one of the first jet-propelled drones, and remains one of the most widely used target drones ever built.”

“In the late 1950s, the USAF awarded Ryan a contract for a substantially improved “second generation” Firebee, the Model 124, originally with the designation Q-2C. The initial prototype performed its first flight in late 1958 and went into production in 1960. In 1963, it was redesignated the BQM-34A.”

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