![Sporting an attitude, the Teledyne-Ryan BQM-34B Firebee drone was usually launched from a Lockheed DC-130 transport aircraft and followed a programmed flight plan to conduct surveillance missions, drop leaflets or find North Sporting an attitude, the Teledyne-Ryan BQM-34B Firebee drone was usually launched from a Lockheed DC-130 transport aircraft and followed a programmed flight plan to conduct surveillance missions, drop leaflets or find North](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/VIEP-181200-KILLER-TECH-05.jpg)
Sporting an attitude, the Teledyne-Ryan BQM-34B Firebee drone was usually launched from a Lockheed DC-130 transport aircraft and followed a programmed flight plan to conduct surveillance missions, drop leaflets or find North
![To Save Crews from Deadly Missiles Over Vietnam, The U.S. Air Force Sent Drones On Daring Suicide Missions To Save Crews from Deadly Missiles Over Vietnam, The U.S. Air Force Sent Drones On Daring Suicide Missions](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6129616b7a56b98c07be21c0/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=2000,1126,x0,y70,safe&width=1200)
To Save Crews from Deadly Missiles Over Vietnam, The U.S. Air Force Sent Drones On Daring Suicide Missions
![James Patton Rogers on Twitter: "Drones are often considered among the most modern weapons of war, and their use doesn't regularly feature in histories of the Vietnam War. But as @daxe explains, James Patton Rogers on Twitter: "Drones are often considered among the most modern weapons of war, and their use doesn't regularly feature in histories of the Vietnam War. But as @daxe explains,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCU-BiWX0AcTE_r.jpg)
James Patton Rogers on Twitter: "Drones are often considered among the most modern weapons of war, and their use doesn't regularly feature in histories of the Vietnam War. But as @daxe explains,
![Man controls a drone in Halong Bay. Vietnam. Travel to Asia, happiness emotion, summer holiday concept. Picturesque sea landscape. Ha Long Bay Stock Photo - Alamy Man controls a drone in Halong Bay. Vietnam. Travel to Asia, happiness emotion, summer holiday concept. Picturesque sea landscape. Ha Long Bay Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2e3be6x/man-controls-a-drone-in-halong-bay-vietnam-travel-to-asia-happiness-emotion-summer-holiday-concept-picturesque-sea-landscape-ha-long-bay-2e3be6x.jpg)