The Matra company was one of the first to enter the field of guided weapon design. Its early R 511 is shown on on a Mirage IIIC in operational deployment with the Armee de I'Air. As noted by the author, aircraft such as the Mirage III in the late 'fifties carried only a single AAM.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dassault Mirage III - ФранцияFrance - 1956

The Matra company was one of the first to enter the field of guided weapon design. Its early R 511 is shown on a Vautour for trials

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sud-Ouest SO.4050 Vautour II - ФранцияFrance - 1952

From the designs of SFECMAS, the French Nord company and, later, Aerospatiale, developed a family of related guided missiles, known in production guise as the AA 20 (air-air) or AS 20 (air-sol), the latter for air-to-ground use. The Super Mystere B2, in this illustration, was one of the several types to carry the AA 20.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dassault Super Mystere - ФранцияFrance - 1955

WHAT SHALL WE WEAR TODAY? The potential wardrobe of the French air force's first level-flight supersonic strike-fighter is well displayed in this recent photograph of No "05", a pre-production Dassault Super Mystere B2. The apex shows the fuselage "box" of fifty-five 68-mm. SNEB Type 22 rocket projectiles, behind which are the two 30-mm. DEFA cannon. Each wing can support a variety of stores from the finned MATRA air-to-air missile, rocket pods and rocket carriers to napalm and H.E. bombs of up to 1,000 lb. per wing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dassault Super Mystere - ФранцияFrance - 1955

Several Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11s - WM374 among them - were modified for use as trials aircraft for the Fairey Fireflash. One of these missiles is seen at each wing tip here, with the associated radar in a modified nose.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

One of the production Supermarine Swift F Mk 7s. Fireflash-equipped, which were used for operational trials with the Fairey AAM by the No 1 Guided Weapon Development Squadron of the RAF in the late 'fifties. The two prototypes had later serials than the production aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Swift - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948