Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B (c/n B3-14-67, formerly XV865 of the Royal Navy), on display at Imperial War Museum Duxford, June 2014. In June of 1952, the British Admiralty issued specification of a new naval aircraft, […]
Hawker Nimrod II (c/n 41H-59890, formerly K3661 of the Fleet Air Arm), exhibited at Hangar 2 of the Imperial War Museum Duxford, June 2014. In the middle of 1920s, the Air Ministry began to look […]
On 2nd September 1947, prototype of new Hawker jet aircraft designated P.1040 (VP401) or, following its naval designation, N.7/46, performed its first flight. Two years later, the aircraft was approved for serial production and received […]
The Korean War is commonly known as the first conflict that seen large-scale jet-versus-jet air battles, with MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre being the iconic aircraft of the era. Nevertheless, it was the war in which […]
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (c/n 41H/656802, D-CRZY, formerly WJ298 of the Royal Navy and ´308´ of the Iraqi Air Force) flying display at 30th edition of Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. Hawker Sea […]
On 11th September, hangar doors at Točna airfield have finally opened for the broad public again. It was a perfect opportunity for aviation enthusiasts and local citizens to become more familiar with collection of historic […]
Hawker Hunter T.8C (G-BWGL / N-321), c/n 41H/695946, owned by the Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation and exhibited at static display during the 100th Anniversary of German Naval Aviation event, Nordholz, August 2013. Between 1955 and […]
Since the beginning of aviation, pulling off the impossible was a quite popular stunt among the pilots. Especially the well-known landmarks were seducing aviators for a spectacular flight around or through them, that could bring […]
Hawker Hunter Mk.58 ´Graffiti Hunter´ (a former Swiss Air Force ´J-4015´), at the static display during Zigermeet 2019 in Mollis, Switzerland. Hawker Hunter was introduced into the Swiss Air Force in late 1950s, as a […]
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