After the war, missile fragments found in the wreckage were taken to the British government's aviation research facility at RAE Farnborough for analysis.
One woman showed a missile fragment with a metal-plate in English that read "Guided Missile Surface."
But the investigator said it was theoretically possible that the tank had been hit by a missile fragment.
The platform supporting the statue features a scattering of American missile fragments.
During her career, Parche was involved in recovering Soviet missile fragments from the seabed following test launches.
Parche may have recovered Chinese missile fragments.
We have had two officers from your Air Force exam-me the missile fragments.
Additionally, any armour capable of stopping large-calibre antiaircraft fire or missile fragments would be simply too heavy and overtax the powerplant.
He'd actually camped out there until the last missile fragment had been removed and the final investigator had returned home.
Though no missile fragments have been found, a missile could have had a "proximity fuse" designed to detonate when near a target.