Matador   The Capes First Weapons System @ccspacemuseum
Matador   The Capes First Weapons System  @ccspacemuseum
Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Here's some rare pictures from the Space Force Museum collection of the Matador, the Cape's first successful operational weapons system. From 1951 to 1961, hundreds of Matador missiles were fired as crews from the First Pilotless Aircraft Squadron, who were often deployed to the Fronts of the Cold War!!

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Matador The Cape's First Weapons System

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