Posted on Dec 15, 2023

Sidewinder - The Weapon That Changed Air Combat

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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"Right Up the Poop Shute" An Amazing Weapon! A Heat Seeker!

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted 1 y ago

One of our best weapons!

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PO2 James Morton

12 mo

The sidewinder is still being used today although much improved from back in the 70s when I was in. The old saying keep it simple still holds truth and this is a good example of that.

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