To: Fiji Hill
The Hawker Hunter was a British Made Jet Trainer used to transition pilots to high performance fighter jets. It was a good aircraft. Today it is used by the “Red Arrows” the RAF acrobatic team. They will perform a magnificent airshow I have seen often while living in the UK.
25 posted on
07/25/2025 7:26:53 PM PDT by
cpdiii
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To: cpdiii
The Hawker Hunter was a British Made Jet Trainer used to transition pilots to high performance fighter jets. It was a good aircraft. Today it is used by the “Red Arrows” the RAF acrobatic team. You are thinking of the Hawker (now BAE) Hawk. The US Navy uses a variant, the T-45 Goshawk, today.
The Hunter is a 50's vintage fighter.
33 posted on
07/25/2025 7:52:43 PM PDT by
pfflier
To: cpdiii
“The Hawker Hunter was a British Made Jet Trainer”
No... it was a front line fighter plane and later used in an attack role. Not the same as the Hawker T1 trainer.
38 posted on
07/25/2025 8:20:42 PM PDT by
DesertRhino
(When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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