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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Gloster Meteor: Britain’s First Jet Fighter
The history of the Gloster Meteor, the first RAF jet fighter and the only Allied jet to see combat in WWII, from chasing V-1s to fighting in Korea. Read article
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21: The Most Produced Jet Fighter
The history of the MiG-21 Fishbed, the most produced supersonic aircraft in history, from Vietnam and the Middle East to service into the 2020s. Read article