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Warplane No. 02 – Hawker Hunter

AUTHOR – Nico Braas

PUBLISHER – Lanasta

FORMAT – Softback

PUBLISHED – 2012

PAGES – 48

ISBN – 978 90 8616 162 1

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Category: Product ID: 16145

Description

The subsonic British Hawker Hunter developed in the 1950s.
The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy until the early 1990s. The Hunter was also widely exported, serving with 21 other air forces; 50 years after its original introduction it is still in active service, operating with the Lebanese Air Force.

On 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the world air speed record, achieving 727.63 mph (1,171.01 km/h). Hunters were also used by two RAF display teams; the “Black Arrows”, who on one occasion looped a record-breaking 22 examples in formation, and later the “Blue Diamonds”, who flew 16 aircraft. Overall, 1,972 Hunters were produced by Hawker Siddeley and under licence.

 

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