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AAM-A-1 Firebird
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<p>The AAM-A-1 Firebird was an early American <a href="/facts/Air-to-air_missile/82Dccmul">air-to-air missile</a>, developed by the <a href="/facts/Ryan_Aeronautical_Company/vfqCpqDh">Ryan Aeronautical Company</a>. The first air-to-air missile program developed for the <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">United States Air Force</a>, the Firebird was extensively tested in the late 1940s; although it proved successful in testing, it was soon obsolete due to the rapid advances in aircraft and missile technology at the time and did not enter production. </p>