A guided missile has been launched at an orphanage or one of the protagonists' planes, usually once it's been damaged and left limping along with no anti-missile defenses. Those onboard can't escape and get a nice, long look at their oncoming doom as they say their prayers... till the Ace Pilot flies his plane in front of the missile, making it switch targets and leading it away. Needless to say, the missile will not have any Friend Or Foe recognition software to tell it to either dodge the ally plane or not explode. Examples of Misguided Missile include: