Ryan Firebee

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The Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones or Unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Ryan Aeronautical beginning in 1951. It was one of the first jet-propelled drones, and one of the most widely-used target drones ever built.

  • Teledyne Ryan Firebee I UAV at the Israeli Air Force Museum

  • Two BQM-34 Firebee I on stands prior to launch

  • A BQM-34 Firebee I on stand prior to launch

  • A BQM-34A Firebee I target drone is launched

  • DC-130H Hercules drone control with a pair of AQM-34 Firebee

  • Firebee returns to the ground by parachute

  • CH-3 Sea King helicopter recovering a Firebee

  • AQM-34L at the National Museum of the USAF

  • Teledyne Ryan Firebee Model 147I UAV at the Israeli Air Force Museum

  • 2 DC-130 mounted Firebees

  • Firebee on a towing rack prior to being moved to a launch stand

  • Firebees in storage in Teledyne Ryan's hangar

  • Firebee being retrieved by a Navy SH-3G Sea King

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