..at over 80 feet long (26 metres) the 'Fiddler' had a range of 3,000 miles and a top speed of 1,150 mph and was one of the biggest 'fighters' ever to see service. Armament was four Ash missiles which came with both infra red and radar homing seekers.. one click to view (and I'd advise turning the volume down on this one !)
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