Green Cheese was a 1950s Fairey Aviation project rather than merely a humorous hypothetical name. The radar-guided anti-ship missile was intended for carriage by the Fairey Gannet and weighed about 3,800 pounds. Sources disagree on whether cancellation should be dated to 1956, 1957, or 1959. Britain's color-coded weapon names could conceal substantial technical programs.
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Green Cheese and Britain's color-coded missile names
The joke name belonged to a serious radar-guided anti-ship missile intended for the Fairey Gannet.