This was US Air Forces’ first operational Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV).
- The Boeing D-17 Condor
- The Culver PDQ-17
- The Lockheed Desert Hawk I
- The Ryan M-147 Lightning Bug
The Ryan M-147 Lightning Bug. The drones were deployed to Vietnam in 1964 and continued to be used throughout the war. Originally named the “Fire Fly”, a security breach caused the name change.
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