▁to ▁her ▁small ▁size ▁and ▁slower ▁speed ▁than ▁Ark ▁Royal , ▁resulting ▁in ▁restrictions ▁on ▁launch ▁and ▁recovery ▁weights . ▁This ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁their ▁limits ; ▁problems ▁that ▁became ▁more ▁ac ute ▁in ▁tropical ▁clim ates ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁natural ▁wind . ▁ ▁Before ▁leaving ▁for ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁aircraft ▁were ▁modified ▁to ▁carry ▁A IM - 9 ▁Side w inder ▁air - to - air ▁miss iles ▁and ▁AG M - 1 2 ▁Bull p up ▁air - to - ground ▁miss iles . ▁The ▁latter ▁were ▁command ▁gu ided ▁by ▁a ▁jo yst ick ▁in ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁of ▁the ▁launch ing ▁aircraft . ▁Fl ight ▁ref u elling ▁cap ability ▁was ▁also ▁added ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Lieutenant ▁P . M . ▁H esse y ▁fired ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁live ▁Side w inder ▁from ▁a ▁British ▁aircraft ▁when ▁he ▁destroyed ▁a ▁meteor ▁target ▁aircraft ▁over ▁the ▁Aber por th ▁R anges . ▁After ▁seven ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁and ▁Far ▁East ▁ 8 0 7 ▁NAS ▁dis band ed ▁ab o ard ▁Cent aur ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Sc im itar ▁by ▁D . ▁Gib b ings ▁& ▁J . ▁A . ▁G orm an , ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁W art ime ▁history ▁of ▁ 8