
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | WB188 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Hunter |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Hunter |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Hunter F3 |
C/n (msn): | 41H/665401 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1976 |
Photo Date: | 31 July 1976 |
Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
Photo ID: | 70776 |
Photo Comment |
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Squadron Leader Neville Duke's world record breaking Hunter F.3 with its unique pointed nose and distinctive overall red scheme. He reached 727.6 mph in the aircraft in 1953. It was brought by road to the 1976 IAT and exhibited in a place of honour in front of a line of operational RAF Hunters. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 July 2018, and has since been viewed 364 times. |