The '''Flamingo missile''' is 1940s [[German]] [[technology]] pirated by the [[British]] recast with 1950s technology. Between the 1950s and 1970s, it underwent several upgrades to keep up with the [[innovation|technical improvements]] of the times. With the coming of modern [[cruise missile]]s in the 1980s and British [[Storm Shadow]], it was retired from service and its production ended. However, a large stockpile built over 40 years was warehoused. | The '''Flamingo missile''' is 1940s [[German]] [[technology]] pirated by the [[British]] recast with 1950s technology. Between the 1950s and 1970s, it underwent several upgrades to keep up with the [[innovation|technical improvements]] of the times. With the coming of modern [[cruise missile]]s in the 1980s and British [[Storm Shadow]], it was retired from service and its production ended. However, a large stockpile built over 40 years was warehoused. |