AIM-9B Sidewinder

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile. It entered service with the United States Navy in 1956 and the Air Force in 1964, and is one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful air-to-air missiles. Its latest variants remain standard equipment in most Western-aligned air forces. The Soviet K-13, a reverse-engineered copy of the AIM-9B, was also widely adopted.

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1956  Wikimedia, Wikidata
AAM-N-7; AIM9B; GAR-8; Sidewinder 1A
speed 1.7 Mach number, length 2.78 metre, mass 70 kilogram, 
AIM-9 Sidewinder, Ford Aerospace, Philco, United States, 

K-13, K-5, K-9, KAN-1, PL-7, PL-8, R-23, R-33, R-37, R-60, R-73, R.530, Rafael Python 3, Ruhrstahl X-4, 

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Frameless

F-4B VF-142 damaged Vietnam 1964-65

Grumman TF-9J Cougar with AIM-9s

AIM-9s loaded on F-8E on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)

F9F-8 Cougar in flight front view c1956

AIM-9Bs on F-8E on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)

F3H-2 VX-4 AIM-9 AIM-7 NAN4-63

AIM-9 NAN11-56

F9F-8 with Sidewinder missiles 1956

F9F-8 AIM-9 GuidMissUnit61China Lake NAN10-57

FJ-3M VF-121 landing on USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1957

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		F-4B VF-142 damaged Vietnam 1964-65		Commons
commons	image		Grumman TF-9J Cougar with AIM-9s		Commons
commons	image		AIM-9s loaded on F-8E on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)		Commons
commons	image		F9F-8 Cougar in flight front view c1956		Commons
commons	image		AIM-9Bs on F-8E on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)		Commons
commons	image		F3H-2 VX-4 AIM-9 AIM-7 NAN4-63		Commons
commons	image		AIM-9 NAN11-56		Commons
commons	image		F9F-8 with Sidewinder missiles 1956		Commons
commons	image		F9F-8 AIM-9 GuidMissUnit61China Lake NAN10-57		Commons
commons	image		FJ-3M VF-121 landing on USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1957		Commons