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zDDX1036 - RAF DRIFFIELD THOR MISSILES AND PERSONNEL PHOTOGRAPHS
Level
Item
Finding No
DDX1036/6
Extent
1 item
Title
Strategic Air Command website page print-out giving information about the Thor missiles and their use by the RAF
Date
2004
Description
Contains specifications and details of performance of the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile. Also includes a brief history of their use in Britain 1959-1963 and a list of the RAF stations involved (Feltwell, Hemswell, Driffield and N. Luffenham). It indicates that the missiles were retired from military service in 1963 although some were modified and used in space research.
AccessStatus
Open
PlaceCode
NA1301
Subject
WAR
AIR FORCE
Places
Code
Set
NA1301
GREAT DRIFFIELD/GREAT DRIFFIELD/GREAT DRIFFIELD/YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING
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