Look into the work done at China Lake during the development of AIM-9s


One intriguing part was that they were supposedly fitted with
rear-firing AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons. To discourage MiGs while
engaged in overflights...

This sounds a bit far-fetched to me...has anyone heard of such a thing?



Its not that far fetched, the RAF fitted AIM-9's to its Nimrod Maritime
Patrol aircraft during the Falklands war.

Keith