File:AIM-9B hits F6F-5K over China Lake 1957.jpeg

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Description An AAM-N-7 (later AIM-9B) Sidewinder air-to-air missile fired from an Grumman F9F-8 Cougar hits an Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat drone over Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) China Lake, California (USA), 19 August 1957.
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Source Combination of U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photos No. 1996.488.022.007, 1996.488.022.008, and 1996.488.022.009
Author U.S. Navy

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