BAE Systems Hawk: The Jet Behind the Red Arrows
The complete history of the BAE Systems Hawk: origins, design, RAF service, the Red Arrows, variants, the T-45 Goshawk, specifications, survivors and its future. Read article
Category: Aviation History
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SEPECAT Jaguar: The Anglo-French Strike Jet
The SEPECAT Jaguar was an Anglo-French strike jet, built jointly by Britain and France from the late 1960s, that started life as a trainer and ended up as one of the most rugged low-level attack aircraft of the Cold War. It served the RAF from 1973 until 2007, fought in the Gulf, the Balkans and… Read article
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Blackburn Buccaneer: Low, Fast and Deadly
The complete history of the Blackburn Buccaneer: origins, design, Spey engines, Fleet Air Arm and RAF service, the Gulf War, South Africa and survivors. Read article
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Hawker Hunter: Britain’s Elegant Jet Fighter
The complete history of the Hawker Hunter: Sydney Camm’s design, the 1953 speed record, the Black Arrows, variants, combat service and survivors. Read article
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15: The Korean War Surprise
The complete history of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15: origins, engine, design, combat over Korea, the famous defection, variants, survivors and legacy. Read article
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: The Stealth Generation
The verified history of the F-35 Lightning II: the JSF competition, X-35 demonstrators, design and variants, combat record, operators and where to photograph it today. Read article
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Eurofighter Typhoon: Europe’s Multirole Fighter
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, delta-canard multirole fighter built by a four-nation consortium of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain, first flown on 27 March 1994 and in frontline service since 2003 with air forces from Scotland to the Gulf. It is the aircraft that survived the end of the Cold War it… Read article
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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II: The Warthog
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, universally known as the Warthog, is a twin-engine American close air support jet that first flew on 10 May 1972, entered service in 1976 and built its fearsome reputation around a 30 mm GAU-8/A cannon firing 3,900 rounds a minute. It was the first US Air Force aircraft designed… Read article
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Grumman F-14 Tomcat: The Fleet Defender
The complete history of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat: origins, design, Gulf of Sidra combat, Iranian service, variants, specifications and surviving aircraft. Read article
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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle: The Undefeated Fighter
The complete F-15 Eagle history: F-X origins, design, Streak Eagle records, the undefeated combat record, variants from F-15A to F-15EX, operators, survivors and specifications. Read article