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Blue Boar (bomb)

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Type
  
Guided glider bomb

Manufacturer
  
Vickers

Place of origin
  
UK

Weight
  
1,000 lb (450 kg)-10,000 lb (4,500 kg)

The Vickers Blue Boar was a family of British air-launched television-guided glider bombs of the 1950s which was cancelled during development. It was to have replaced unguided bombs between 1,000 lb and 10,000 lb, or be equipped with a nuclear warhead.

Ordered under OR.1059 it was cancelled in June 1954 after £3.1 million had been spent on its development because it was too heavy. However the casing design was modified and used in the Green Cheese air to surface missile.

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Blue Boar (bomb) Wikipedia