A few Firebee-related videos were posted on YouTube:
Night Photographic Systems (Infrared Photo-reconnaissance) 1974 USAF Air Force Systems Command about the 147SRE model
CriticalPast - low-level Firebee with flares being shot down
1958 World Wide Weapons Meet, Project William Tell, Tyndall AFB - interesting footage but horrible quality. Shorter version available from the National Archives in better but still not good quality.
Office of Image Archaeology - Teledyne, Ryan, Firebee, BQM-34F, flight number 1
Peninsula Seniors Videos: Ryan Aeronautical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) - one hour presentation
U.S. Air Force 1958 news review F-104 Starfighter Ryan Firebee Target Drone - brief but interesting Q-2A footage
Starting 2013, the San Diego Air and Space Museum (SDASM) has posted many Teledyne-Ryan videos on YouTube. The following Model 147 / AQM-34 / BGM-34 related videos were found so far, but there may be more. Note that the F numbers are assigned by the SDASM. The descriptions below were partly made with the assistance of Craig Kaston. Many movies suffer from severe color degredation, and quite a few are shown (partially) mirrored. The sound is often missing, or was never there. I corrected the titles when there were obvious errors.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | NA | NC | NC (M1) | NP | NQ | NRE | NX | SA | SB | SC | SC TV | SD | SDL | SK | SRE | T | TE | TF | 255 | ||||
| G | H | J | L | L (TV) | M | M(L) | K | P | Q | R | U | V | ||||||||||||||||||||
F-0867 Combat Dawn - Ryan Model 147 Lighting Bug UAV Second half of F-1025 Combat Dawn repeated, but with worse sound quality. | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0875 Project Firefly Surveillance UAV and Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Describes the Models 147A, B, C and D. First shown is a launch of an 147A, next camera installation, followed by an explanation of the 147D mission, the 147B design changes (bigger wing and a Doppler navigator). Flight testing at Holloman with three Firebees, a 147C with Doppler (X147C), a 147B without Doppler (X147B-1) and a 147B with Doppler and camera (X147B-2). Doppler problems are discussed, resulting in a planar array Doppler antenna. Test flights were continued at Eglin AFB for navigation tests. Last shown is an all-black model in flight. White RAM 'blankets' are seen on many drones. | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0882 Teledyne Ryan AQM-34 Firebee UAV Launch and Lockheed C-130 Hercules Starts with slow-motion take-off of a DC-130 with an AQM-34M with drop tanks (note various shades of camouflage gray), in-flight study of drop tanks fitted with a large number of tufts, AQM-34M launch and free flight, tank dropping in slow motion (AQM-34M now fitted with longer wing tips), another AQM-34M launch, banking flight, another tank dropping in slow motion, banking flight | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0895 Ryan Model 147 UAV Firebee Pete Petropsky Briefing - model 147SK for the Navy | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0906 Age of the RVP Video UAV, Ryan Firebee - covers models 147SC, SK, T, TE, TF, SSM, 234 and 154 | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0937 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Firebee UAV Drone - covers models 147SC, SK, T, TE, TF, SSM, 234 and 154 | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0960 Teledyne Ryan Firebee UAV Drone Launches includes AQM-34M (00:54) and 147A (02:30) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0968 Teledyne Ryan - A History of Ryan PT-22, Lindbergh, Spirit of St. Louis - engine testing of M-42L from 1:00 on | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0972 Ryan Model 147 The Story of the 'H' Firebee UAV - development and operational use of the 147H | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0973 Ryan Aeronautical Company of Capabilities Ryan Firebee Drone UAV all TRA RPVs, with 'Tom Cat' inflight on pylon without parachute cones and something in front of the air intake (return flight after MARS landing) at 10:19, M-42L camera loading at 11:35 and in ground test at 18:05 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0977 Drone History Ryan Firebee - a bit of all TRA drones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-0981 R-1 Drone Flight - drop and in-flight | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1019 Ryan BQM-34A Contrail Suppression Tests RB-57F Canberra - Model 147G and BQM-34A used in development of contrail suppression. Note partly visible 4025th / 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 'Black Knights' logo painted on rear fuselage, and black painted spine at 1:05. With sound. | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1025 Combat Dawn | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1037 Teledyne Ryan 147 UAV. No sound, slow-motion. It shows the assembly of an all-black Model 147E at Eglin AFB. Possibly it is serial number 1, see F-1038 where 'E-1' is written on an electronics box. The 147E were the SA-2 SIGINT birds, later used successfully in Vietnam to obtain the SA-2 proximity fuse frequencies. Instead of a camera payload it has an electronics payload. Shown are wing-fuselage assembly, two high voltage devices near the engine exhaust, a large electronics box in the camera compartment, wing twist measurement, an disc-like antenna or electronic device below the inlet duct, that is later show to be mounted in the radome. In the radome a '147A170-1' part number is visible. The 'A' does not signify the 147A model, but refers to a part of the 'armament' system. Similarly 'E' is electronics, 'W' is wing, 'N' is nacelle, etcetera. | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1038 Teledyne Ryan 147 UAV. Probably a continuation of the previous video. No sound. Shown are the fitting of the radome, with the engine nacelle/nose positioned at an angle under the upper fuselage. The outboard wing is seen folded 80 degrees up. A close-up shows electronics with 'E1' written on with a felt pen. Electronics are checked out on a scope. | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1039 Teledyne Ryan Firebee UAV 147. Probably a continuation of the previous video. No sound. Shown are a long view inside a compartment with a few components installed. Next is maneuvering on the flight line with the Firebee on a dolly, with two B-47s in the background. This is followed by a view in the rear fuselage electronics compartment. Last is the installation of screws in the wing root fairing. At least the part between 2:57 and 3:16 is shown mirrored, since the electronics hatch is on the left rear fuselage, not the right side. | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1346 Ryan Aeronautical William Tell 58, 59, 61 - with 147A recovery at 21:12, continuation of F-2817 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1419 Ryan Model 147 Lightning Bug Combat Angel Briefing - Davis-Monthan AQM-34G/H operations | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1432 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Lightning Bug - engine runs of 147T-23 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1469 Ryan Aeronautical CAP 1 - lab simulation of AQM-34M control during flight over South Vietnam | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1479 Ryan Aeronautical Age of RPVs - bits and pieces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1484 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Drone load into C-131 - lots of wooden crates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1485 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Footage - wind tunnel work on 147TE/TF model | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1486 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Drone load to C-130 - 147TE being loaded on the pylon | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1498 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Drone - wedge shaped camera window under the nose, bare-metal DC-130A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1519 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147SK-1 Checkout Firebee [film] - engine run and maintenance work on 147SK | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1525 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Firebee Mojave 1969 [film] - frontal in-flight views of a bizz-jet, plus T-33 from the rear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1527 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Firebee - various drops and in-flights, camo'd version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1529 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Paris Air Show - camouflaged long-wing Firebee in flight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1530 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Air to Air - frontal in-flight views of a bizz-jet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1533 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Combat Angle - TAC's AQM-34G/H and J models in black and orange paint. Hangar and DC-130 footage, loading of ALE-2 pods | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1585 Ryan Aeronautical Combat Dawn Ryan UAVs - bits and pieces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1586 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - 147A Holloman deployment, black radar blankets (including mounting) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1587 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - black 147A recovery, assembly, McDill | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1588 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - 147B wingtip work, DC-130 pylon work, landing in the trees, wing tufts and radar blankets | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1589 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - 147B development, test flight, assembly, in the sand, with damage, radar blankets, inlet mesh | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1590 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - 147A Gulf coast missions 1962, black and orange versions | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1591 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - 147A and B | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1592 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - 147B development | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1593 Ryan Aeronautical RPV Model 147 Lightning Bug - bits and pieces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1679 Ryan Aeronautical Drone Preparation at Holloman Air Force Base - hangar display of nearly all Firebee models | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1751 Ryan Aeronautical Model 147 Firebee delivery prep, flight test,recovery, - Tom Cat, Baby Buck, LTV-250, M-41L, M-42L, Neck | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1780 Ryan Mars mid-air retrieval system, Lockheed C-130 and Firebee Drone - tests with CH-37 and CH-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1831 Ryan Model 166 RPV Firebee II - incorrectly labeled, shows a big-wing 147, in gray, and in black | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1854 Ryan AQM 34A Drone first flight launch - flight - MARS 5/13/1976 - AQM-34V in first flight, launch, parachute | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1882 Lockheed C-130 and Ryan Firebee Footage - DC-130A 57-496/DF with left to right: AQM-34L (DF tail code), BGM-34A, AQM-34H with two ALE-2 pods, AQM-34H with ECM pods. Maverick loading on BGM-34A. | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1909 Ryan Model 147 Firebee Drone and Lockheed C-130 Footage - 147TF (R-1) take-off, drop, LSO in DC-130, ground stations | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-1882 Lockheed C-130 and Ryan Firebee Footage - DC-130 taxying with mixed load, Maverick loading on BGM-34A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2001 Ryan Model 147 Firebee Footage - various models portrayed, cameras and film cartrdiges, 147SRE / AQM-34K flasher unit | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
F-2002 Ryan Firebee Tests TAC multi-drone launch, Tonopah, Nev. 11/1973 - launch and retrieval | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2020 Ryan Model 147 Firebee Drone/UAV at Edwards - AQM-34M M-8 'Pylon Queen' (mirrored) | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2021 Ryan Model 147 Firebee Drone/UAV at Edwards - launch and retrieval of AQM-34M M-8 'Pylon Queen' | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2054 Super Special Ryan Firebee 147T Drone RPV February 1973 - looks like 10 year older footage of 147A ? Note bare-metal DC-130 too | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2057 Ryan Model 147 Firebee Drone RPV - probably 147A at Cape Canaveral, with lots of studs for radar blankets. Note blueish-black paint | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2089 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee RPV Drone Preparation - early tests, radar blankets, bare-metal DC-130 | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2097 Ryan Firebee Recon Photos - photos from missions over China and North Vietnam. Explains HEMP (H Evasive Maneuver Program) and HAT-RAC (High Altitude Threat - Recognition and Counter-measures) evasive manoevres with diagrams (see Wagner p118-120). No sound | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2098 Ryan Firebee Launches from Lockheed C-130 - different variants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2136 Ryan Firebee RPV Hangar and C-130 Footage - big-wing in SEA camouflage, equipment testing, publicity shot, bare-metal 147, possibly E-model considering the RB-47H shown (see F-3683), radar blankets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2313 Ryan RPV Firebee B-roll - bare-metal Q-2Cs (BQM-34As), circa 1960. Shows the first 'no contrail' (no-con) project as described in the Wagner book (p41 photos, text at the end of p42 and beginning of p43) with systems and refueling. Serial number 60-6876 (most likely) seen @ 5:32. Inspection clipboard with "Q-2C NOCON / 147V114 / 60-6876 / S/N 002" @ 25:45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2315 Ryan RPV Firebee hangar operations, flight ops, wind tunnel tests - probably Model 147B era (I think I read 60-6854, XB-2), with radar blankets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2321 Ryan RPV Firebee B-roll - various. Radar blanket studs on 147A | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2324 Ryan model 147 TE/TF at OL OA AFB April 1973 - OL OA = Osan Korea. Model 147TE and TF, MARS recovery, CH-3s, DC-130 take-off, ground control, drone pre-flighting, Osan city, another two MARSs, DC-130 cockpit | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2325 Ryan model 147 TE/TF at OL OA AFB April 1973 - identical to F-2324 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2326 Ryan 147 Firebee Footage - looks like Model 147A | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2330 Ryan RPV Firebee Footage - LTV-250 and Tom Cat maintenance indoors | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2348 Nobody's Perfect..Accident B-Roll from Ryan - short MARS clip, bare metal DC-130A 496 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2349 Ryan model 147 TE/TF at OL OA April 1973 Firebee UAV - check-out in hangar, night work on pylon, DC-130 on board, crew briefing, equipment testing | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2391 Ryan 147D Fire Fly film Lockheed C-130 1962 "Operation Fire Fly" C-124 - Model 147A proving flights | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2430 Ryan Firebee Lockheed C-130 Launch - different versions and eras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2654 Ryan AQM-34L on board camera with narration likely an on-pylon test flight of an AQM-34L(TV) with commentary | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2708 Ryan RPV, Boeing B-47 Stratojet - probably the rare ELINT 147D and E models, that worked with an RB-47H to collect SA-2 fuze signals. Stateside development of the concept. RB-47H EWO stations (see F-3683), Firebee assembly, in-flight orange model with RAM blankets, screened inlet on black Firebee | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2712 Boeing B-47, Ryan Firebee RPV, F-4 Phantom - Model 147J low-altitude photo recce version in SEA camo, HATRAC system, airframe manufacturing, factory people photo, bare metal 147D on pylon in flight, RB-47H crew boarding, flight plotting | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-2817 Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave and Ryan RPV - CH-37 trying MARS on Q-2C and Model 147A (@10:30). Continued in F-1346 @21:12 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3083 Ryan BQM-34A air launch C-130 - possibly a test Model 147NA / AQM-34G with ALE-2s | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3311 Ryan AQM-34L Buffalo Hunter Compass Bin - AQM-34L launch and in-flight | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3515 147 SK USS Bennington Ryan AQM-91A Firebee Drone - ship launch preparations, below-deck hangar work, towing | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3516 147 SK USS Bennington Ryan AQM-91A Firebee Drone - loading in the harbor, checks, below-deck hangar work, towing | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3683 Boeing B-47 Strato Fortress and Ryan RPV - probably showing the rare ELINT 147D model, that worked with an RB-47H to collect SA-2 fuze signals. Stateside development of the mission. RB-47H take-off, EWO stations, range camera system, drone control ground site, DC-130A with highly polished 147D (probably), inspection of unknown system under rear fuselage, RB-47H details and preflight (serial 53-4295), Firebee on pylon in flight and landing, crashed hi-polish Firebee | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3700 Ryan RPV Firebee Misc Footage, Lockheed C-130 Unique view of near-vertical descent under first parachute, then opening of the main parachute. DC-130 onboard footage. BGM-34A arming with Mk81 Snakeye and Maverick. BGM-34A in flight with pods. Army BQM-34A with dummy bomb. Navy PMDI pod. AQM-34L in Navy style camo low-level. Chaff release. BGM-34A with ALE-2 chaff pods, and chaff release. AQM-34M M-3 in shop. BQM-34E/F in flight, water recovery. Long-wing version drop from DC-130, in SEA camo. Orange & white 147B probably, radar blankets, in flight. Model 147T / AQM-34P on pylon (reversed image). BGM-34A with ALE-2 chaff pods, and chaff release. Model 147A drop. BQM-34A low-level. AQM-34P/Q/R on pylon, in flight. More chaff. Black big-wing on pylon, taxi, in flight. AQM-34L with drop tanks. Big wing on pylon. Black ones, could be 147A or B. 147B on pylon, radar blankets being fitted, take-off, 147A in flight. | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3909 Ryan Aeronautical Drone/RPV Drop Tests - 18 March 1977 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-3730 Ryan RPV and C-130, B-Roll No Sound Holloman gate, BQM-34A with drogue chute pulled, Model 147A in black with RAM blankets loading and offloading on truck, 147A on pylon, equipment installation, test missions against ADC, McDill gate, camera work, 147A on pylon in flight, BQM-34A with flare stalks on wing tips, 147A ground handling with camera window visible, black 147A landed in dune area, mission planning on maps, orange 147A in shop, parachute landing, engine work, 147C/D/E with radar blankets launch, same landed at White Sands (?) plus recovery and in shop, drop from pylon plus in-flight with fewer blankets but with inlet screen, avionics work | X |
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F-0888 Ryan BQM-34 UAV Delivery of Maverick Guided Missile and HOBO Glide Bomb - BGM-34A, not BQM-34A | X | |||||
F-0963 Teledyne Ryan BQM-34B Defense Suppression System RPV anti-Radar system - shows the BGM-34B, not BQM-34B | X | |||||
F-0994 Ryan BGM-34C Systems Includes footage of the launch of AQM-34L 'Tom Cat' at 00:53 | X | |||||
F-1022 Ryan Firebee BGM-34A Supression Test Development of the BGM-34A, with Maverick, Hobo and Shrike launches | X | |||||
F-1070 Lockheed C-130 Hercules Footage and the Ryan Firebee - preflight and take-off BGM-34 C-3 (orange with gray nose) with ALE-2 chaff pods | X | |||||
F-1320 Ryan Aeronautical 23YA, BGM-34B Stock - BGM-34B 'RPV-001' used for loading test on C-130 | X | |||||
F-1399 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy - loading of Firebee-related ground equipment | ||||||
F-1422 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - assembly of two BGM-34Bs, video-equipped '007' and 'Hippo' version '004' (I think). Short view of 'SA DEVIL' (sp?) at 16:21 | X | |||||
F-1423 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - two ground-filmed BGM-34A missions, one including MARS, pylon mounting | X | |||||
F-1424 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - BGM-34B weapons loading, pylon mounting, weapons loading (Stubby Hobo D-6) | X | |||||
F-1426 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - identical to F-1423 | X | |||||
F-1427 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - indoors display of BGM-34A with Mavericks and rocket booster | X | |||||
F-1428 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - ground launch with pitch-up and crash, probably BGM-34B | ? | |||||
F-1429 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A - damage to truck target, ground testing of video-equipped and laser-designator BGM-34Bs | X | |||||
F-1441 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A [film] - ground testing of video BGM-34B and Stubby Hobos, San Diego, 18 December 1972 | X | |||||
F-1442 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A [film] - vibration testing, 4 January 1972 | X | |||||
F-1447 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234A [film] - electronics testing, tailplane endplate manufacturing, Maverick testing, center box modification, aileron manufacturing, fuselage assembly line, wiring, video nose with black boxes, engines, vertical tail | X | |||||
F-1481 Ryan Aeronautical 234 Moto 3 Firebee Drone - BGM-34A development and flight tests | X | |||||
F-1577 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 Briefing - black & white in-flight video, probably under Hercules | ||||||
F-1579 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 Drone - in-flight with AGM-45 Shrike (fired) and Mk 81 (dropped) | X | |||||
F-1729 Ryan BGM-34A (Model 234) Firebee UAV - factory and design work of BGM-34A, including rocket booster | X | |||||
F-1731 Ryan BGM-34A (Model 234) Firebee UAV - continuation of F-1729, pylon launcher, scale model | X | |||||
F-1732 Ryan BGM-34A (Model 234) Firebee UAV - BGM-34A hangar testing, Maverick loading, weight and balance | X | |||||
F-1742 Ryan Firebee Model 234 MOTO - 9,10 stock footage loaned to Andrews AFB - factory work, BGM-34A pylon mounting, Maverick test fitting | X | |||||
F-1578 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 Drone - BGM-34A mission in-flight, Maverick preflight | X | |||||
F-1581 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 C-5 Unloading [film] - unloading follow-up of F-1399 | ||||||
F-1747 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 Firebee Stock Footage C-130 Load - BGM-34A on pylon with Hobo loading, same repeated in hangar (X-4), in-flight with Hobo, Hobo test in shop, 627 lbs bomb loading, DC-130 take-off, range target | X | |||||
F-1752 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Firebee Footage - BGM-34A in-flight with white pylon rail, drogue and parachute opening | X | |||||
F-1757 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Firebee On Board Camera Footage - black & white nose camera footage | ||||||
F-1758 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Hobo & Maverick weapons system - BGM-34A Maverick loading, target hit, mission footage, MARS | X | |||||
F-1762 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Firebee Drone/UAV Footage C-130 Launch - BGM-34A in flight with Hobo D5, target strike | X | |||||
F-1768 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Firebee Drone/UAV Footage Load onto Lockheed C-130 - BGM-34A loading on DC-130 pylon, Maverick loading, mission footage, target strike | X | |||||
F-1772 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Firebee Drone/UAV Launch - BGM-34B ground launches (or one filmed from three angles) loaded with two Snakeyes | X | |||||
F-1773 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34 Firebee Drone/UAV Footage - ground launch with pitch-up and crash, probably BGM-34B | X | |||||
F-1808 Ryan RPV at Dugway Proving Ground 2/5-6/1974 - BGM-34B 'Hippo' flying, loading with LGB in the snow | X | |||||
F-1825 Ryan Model 234 Firebee Drone Footage, Lockheed C-130 - BGM-34A publicity photo, weapons firing of a white Firebee, loading of RPV-6 (I think), another white Firebee with a BQM-34 nose, test fit of BGM-34A #4 without tail (pylon interference), publicity shot in the desert | X | |||||
F-1875 Ryan Model 234 BGM-34B roll out Feb 1973 - roll-out ceremony of BGM-34B 'RPV-003' | X | |||||
F-1877 Delivery of Ryan BGM-34C RPV at Lindbergh Field load onto C-130 - roll-out, loading onto DC-130, one gray, one orange BGM-34C (69-6076) | X | |||||
F-1807 Ryan RPV Footage from chase plane - BGM-34C with Stubby Hobo in flight, recovery, BGM-34B with 'Hippo' nose and Paveway bomb in flight | X | X | ||||
F-1897 Ryan Model 234 Firebee Kinescope Camera Test - black & white nose camera footage, same as F-1757 ? | ||||||
F-1917 Ryan BGM-34B Firebee UAV - Maverick loading and firing, Stubby Hobo drop | X | |||||
F-1922 Ryan Aeronautical Model 234 Firebee Static Tests - preparations for full-scale wind tunnel test | X | |||||
F-1929 Ryan Model 234 Firebee Drone RPV Footage and C-130 - MARS, DC-130, Shrike on pylon | X | |||||
F-1930 Ryan Model 234 Firebee Drone RPV Footage and C-130 - same as F-1929 minus Shrike | X | |||||
F-1933 Ryan Model 234 Firebee Drone RPV - bits and pieces: MARS, shop testing, ground filmed mission | X | |||||
F-2008 Footage from Ryan Firebee Model 147 RPV at China Lake - black & white nose camera footage, maybe BGM-34A | ||||||
F-2125 Ryan Aeronautical BGM-34B & LTD with weapons - static display of two BGM-34Bs on apron | X | |||||
F-2395 Northrop T-38 Talon chasing Ryan Firebee Launched from C-130 - BGM-34C with fuel tanks | X | |||||
F-2521 Ryan BGM-34C flt 9 1 17 1977 Firebee - launch, flight, ALE-2 operation, recovery (non-MARS) | X | |||||
F-1814 BGM-34C Firebee (Teledyne Ryan Model 259) General assembly & wiring - x | X | |||||
F-3039 Ryan RPV-4 drone C130 loading fit test 1 17 1972 - BGM-34A with weapons | X | |||||
F-3080 Ryan Firebee Defense suppression 2 8 1972 - a.o. Stubby Hobo D6 loading | X | |||||
F-3439 Ryan BGM-34B Firebee UAV film report 1/2/1975 - overview of BGM-34B program, with sound | X | |||||
F-3700 Ryan RPV Firebee Misc Footage, Lockheed C-130 Unique view of near-vertical descent under first parachute, then opening of the main parachute. DC-130 onboard footage. BGM-34A arming with Mk81 Snakeye and Maverick. BGM-34A in flight with pods. Army BQM-34A with dummy bomb. Navy PMDI pod. AQM-34L in Navy style camo low-level. Chaff release. BGM-34A with ALE-2 chaff pods, and chaff release. AQM-34M M-3 in shop. BQM-34E/F in flight, water recovery. Long-wing version drop from DC-130, in SEA camo. Orange & white 147B probably, radar blankets, in flight. Model 147T / AQM-34P on pylon (reversed image). BGM-34A with ALE-2 chaff pods, and chaff release. Model 147A drop. BQM-34A low-level. AQM-34P/Q/R on pylon, in flight. More chaff. Black big-wing on pylon, taxi, in flight. AQM-34L with drop tanks. Big wing on pylon. Black ones, could be 147A or B. 147B on pylon, radar blankets being fitted, take-off, 147A in flight. | X |
There are plenty of videos of the BQM-34A and BQM-34E/F target Firebees too:
| 61 | 124 | 166 | 251 | |||
| USAF Q-2A USN KDA Army M-21 | Q-2C BQM-34A MQM-34 | BQM-34E/F/T | MQM-34D Mod II | ||||
F-0528 Ryan Firebee Missile Retrieval - launch, MARS retrieval, BGM-34A at the end? | X | ||||||
F-0683 Nobody's Perfect - accidents and sillyness | X | X | |||||
F-0708 Ryan Aeronautical USAF Project William Tell Ryan Firebee, Northrop F-89 - Q-2C introduction | X | ||||||
F-0890 Teledyne Ryan Firebee II BQM-34 UAV - BQM-34E/F performance and radar cross section | X | X | X | ||||
F-0891 Teledyne Ryan Firebee UAV AFA 1969 and Convair F-106 - BQM-34A and BQM-34F targets | X | X | |||||
F-0952 Firebee - Navy League 1969 - BQM-34A and BQM-34E | X | X | |||||
F-0966 Teledyne Ryan Firebee II UAV BQM-34 "Here and Now - Navy BQM-34E | X | ||||||
F-1020 Ryan Firebee UAV Drone - concept of chaff and ECM missions with Firebees | X | ||||||
F-1026 TRA/MALD Ryan Firebee Launch Video - crash after ground launch | X | ||||||
F-1125 Ryan Firebee Drone Tyndall Air Force Base Rolls 4 and 5 - JATO launch, recovery, maintenance, quad flare wintips, DB-26 launch, black tip store, strange radome | X | ||||||
F-1127 Ryan Firebee Drone Banner Tow-Towbee - some kind of towed banner, IR Towbee at 7:50 | X | ||||||
F-1128 Ryan Firebee Drone Model 124 Tyndall Air Force Base Rolls 1 and 6 - maintenance, drone control site, repairs, launch prep | X | ||||||
F-1129 Ryan Firebee Drone Model 124 Tyndall Air Force Base Rolls 2 and 3 - USAF ops, unknown tipstore, parachute folding, maintenance | X | ||||||
F-1130 Ryan Firebee Drone Tyndall Air Force Base Footage pulled for AFA - USAF ops, mobile launcher, some maintenance | X | ||||||
F-1136 Ryan Firebee Drone Towbee Target Operations - radar Towbees | X | ||||||
F-1140 Ryan Firebee Drone Tyndall Air Force Base Rolls 3 and 4 - USAF Firebee maintenance and operations, ~1970 | X | ||||||
F-1141 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone Tyndall Air force Base - USAF ops | X | ||||||
F-1142 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone Model 124 Tyndall Air Force Base - aerial footage of base, JATO launch with quad flare tips, fighter scrambles | X | ||||||
F-1144 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone Essential Elements - US Army shooting exercises | X | ||||||
F-1157 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone Quad Towbee Deployment - IR Towbees | X | ||||||
F-1163 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone - radar Towbees | X | ||||||
F-1165 Ryan Firebee Drone UAV Footage - US Army, Hawk training, interesting view of spools under the wing at 25:20 | X | ||||||
F-1174 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone 34A and 34E on DP2E - Firebee II: CH-53 MARS, manufacturing, in-flight, on pylon | X | ||||||
F-1342 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee/Towbee/Hawk - almost the same as F-1163 | X | ||||||
F-1343 Ryan Aeronautical William Tell 58 and 59 - Q-2As under B-26, tip pods with Luneburg lenses, assembly | X | ||||||
F-1346 Ryan Aeronautical William Tell 58, 59, 61 - with 147A recovery at 21:12, continuation of F-2817 | X | X | |||||
F-1461 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee II Briefing - Navy focus | X | ||||||
F-1476 Ryan Firebee Film - general presentation of the system | X | ||||||
F-1514 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee II The Demanding Teacher - supersonic Firebees capabilities | X | ||||||
F-1540 Ryan Firebee Drone Air Force Academy 1967 - USAF subsonic and supersonic Firebees, with good colors | X | X | |||||
F-1550 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee/Towbee/ Hawk USARSO - US Army, silver / metallic nose section, launch platform assembly, radar Towbee at 40:40 (good colors) | X | ||||||
F-1711 Standard Ryan Firebee Towbee deploy banner display - IR Towbee and pylon at 5:00 | X | ||||||
F-1719 Ryan Firebee 251 model II 3 23 1973 captive tests - under Navy DP-2 | X | ||||||
F-1728 Hi volume smoke Army Firebee Flight Tracking - no smoke, instead IR Towbee launch and towing, drogue and main chute release | X | ||||||
F-1739 Ryan Firebee II: Here and Now. B-Roll, no sound - | X | ||||||
F-1749 Ryan Model 34D Firebee Recovery - | X | ||||||
F-1835 Ryan Model 124/BQM-34A Firebee Drone UAV at El Paso 1971 - flight controls, general maintenance, Army BQM-34As | X | ||||||
F-1839 Ryan Model 124/BQM-34A Firebee Drone UAV at El Paso 1971 - battle damage repair of US Army Firebees | X | ||||||
F-1840 Ryan Model 124/BQM-34A Firebee Drone UAV at El Paso 1971 - battle damage repair of US Army Firebees | X | ||||||
F-1843 Ryan Model 124/BQM-34A Firebee Drone UAV at El Paso 1971 - line of Army Firebees with gray noses, loaded with IR Towbees;; launches | X | ||||||
F-1844 Ryan Model 124/BQM-34A Firebee Drone UAV at El Paso 1971 - mostly Army units practicing with Firebees | X | ||||||
F-1886 Ryan Model 166 RPV Construction and Testing - good color | X | ||||||
F-1887 Ryan Aeronautical Supersonic Firebee II FA1 "MFG" rehearsal and rollout 7/1971 - xx | X | ||||||
F-1959 Ryan Firebee B-roll - many Army Firebees in the background, strange color scheme 06:00, Model 251 12:30 | X | X | |||||
F-2010 Ryan Firebee UAV Tests - US Army ground-launched missile tests | X | ||||||
F-2123 Ryan Aeronautical Firebee Drone model 251 WSMR May 1973 - Army 'MQM-34D Mod II' hangar work | X | ||||||
F-2133 Teledyne Ryan Firebee UAV Footage - 1966, JATO launch, black and black&red towbees, bulbeous parachute container (Luneberg lens?) | X | ||||||
F-2319 Ryan RPV Firebee B-roll - Navy, various, radar Towbee 03:30 and 18:00, cable attachment, tow recovery pod on horizontal tail | X | ||||||
F-2367 Ryan Firebee KDA-4 Demonstration Film - Navy KDA operations | X | ||||||
F-2406 Ryan Firebee Q-2C - xx | X | X | |||||
F-2431 William Tell, Ryan BGM-34C Firebee Convair F-102 Delta Dagger - Q-2A, unique inlet view | X | ||||||
F-2437 Ryan Firebee Launch from Douglas A-26 Invader - three Q-2A drops plus inflight footage (mirrored). Unique lower fuselage view | X | ||||||
F-2438 Ryan Firebee Maintenance - Navy KDAs, in red, orange and white outfits | X | ||||||
F-2439 Avro Lancaster with Ryan Firebee , Northrop F-89, Convair F-102 - Canadian Lancaster with USN-marked KDA-1s | X | ||||||
F-2440 Ryan Firebee at Pt. Magu, A-26 and S-58, H-34 Helicopter - Navy KDA recoveries with helicopters | X | ||||||
F-2441 Ryan Firebee and Piasecki H-21 - Air Force Q-2A recoveries from desert by H-21 (mirrored) | X | ||||||
F-2442 Ryan Firebee Launch from Douglas A-26 Invader - Navy KDA installation on pylons of JD-1 (A-26) (mirrored). Shows former red one overpainted with orange | X | ||||||
F-2443 Ryan Firebee and Douglas A-26 Invader at Pt Mugu - Navy KDA hangar and flightline work | X | ||||||
F-2454 Ryan Firebee Ground Recovery Piasecki H-21 - xx | X | ||||||
F-2526 Ryan High Altitude Firebee - introduction of the Q-2C that flies higher than the Q-2A | X | X | |||||
F-2554 Ryan Firebee, Consolidated F-106 Delta Dart - launch & recovery, mostly fighter aircraft | X | ||||||
F-2555 Ryan Firebee Pt. Mugu NAS - USAF BQM-34F operations by contractor personel, mainly launch preparations | X | ||||||
F-2565 Ryan Firebee 124E - target presentation for White Sands missiles. Reel-out of Towbee towed target | X | ||||||
F-2570 Ryan Firebee Q-2 Drone Missile Demonstration Film Convair F-106 - Q-2A exposition - nice details | X | ||||||
F-2619 'Operation William Tell' 1/1959 Ryan Firebee - 1958 actually. Mostly fighters, one Q-2A loading | X | ||||||
F-2656 Ryan Firebee Q-2A Drone Douglas A-26, Convair F-102 - looks similar F-2570 | X | ||||||
F-2718 Ryan RPV Firebee Accident Recovery - crash-landed Q-2As | X | ||||||
F-2735 Ryan Firebee Hangar Maintenance - mainly engine work (mirrored) | X | ||||||
F-2817 Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave and Ryan RPV - CH-37 trying MARS on Q-2C and Model 147A | X | ||||||
F-2893 Ryan Firebee KDA 12.0 decontamination (sea recovery) cleaning - J44 engine | X | ||||||
F-2920 Ryan Firebee KDA test flight - various in-flight footage | X | ||||||
F-3045 Ryan Firebee KDA 1.A ground shots, general - XKDA-2 (partly mirrored), water dunking, engine test | X | ||||||
F-3046 Ryan Firebee KDA Prep - KDA assembly | X | ||||||
F-3047 Ryan Firebee Prep - KDA assembly, manufacturing | X | ||||||
F-3055 Ryan Firebee on Douglas A-26 - Navy and Air Force Invaders and Neptune | X | ||||||
F-3076 Ryan Firebee Construction - June 1964, drone maintenance at White Sand Missile Range. Air Force Q-2A and Army and Navy BQM-34 Firebees, in orange and red. Army Firebee with pylons. Strange Q-2A at 09:12 | X | X | |||||
F-3077 Ryan KDA loading wing & belly P2V A-20 5/23/1966 at Brown Field - partly mirrored | X | ||||||
F-3087 Teledyne Ryan Capabilities - includes targets | X | ||||||
F-3260 Ryan Q2A Firebee Launches - as the title says.. | X | ||||||
F-3700 Ryan RPV Firebee Misc Footage, Lockheed C-130 Unique view of near-vertical descent under first parachute, then opening of the main parachute. DC-130 onboard footage. BGM-34A arming with Mk81 Snakeye and Maverick. BGM-34A in flight with pods. Army BQM-34A with dummy bomb. Navy PMDI pod. AQM-34L in Navy style camo low-level. Chaff release. BGM-34A with ALE-2 chaff pods, and chaff release. AQM-34M M-3 in shop. BQM-34E/F in flight, water recovery. Long-wing version drop from DC-130, in SEA camo. Orange & white 147B probably, radar blankets, in flight. Model 147T / AQM-34P on pylon (reversed image). BGM-34A with ALE-2 chaff pods, and chaff release. Model 147A drop. BQM-34A low-level. AQM-34P/Q/R on pylon, in flight. More chaff. Black big-wing on pylon, taxi, in flight. AQM-34L with drop tanks. Big wing on pylon. Black ones, could be 147A or B. 147B on pylon, radar blankets being fitted, take-off, 147A in flight. | X | X | |||||
F-3794 Ryan Supersonic Firebee BQM-34E/F tests A and B rolls (reversed) | X |