The RAF's Fireflash was the Early Sparrow's Weird British Cousin
The Fairey Fireflash has the distinction of being the RAF's first operational air-to-air missile. Built around an early post-war beam-riding technology, it was obsolete on delivery. This video tells the story of its development, successes and failures.
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