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1952
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Flight, 29 August 1952 Advert HAWKER SIDDELEY GROUP design calls for teamwork, with ideas pooled, shared and adjusted. At Group conference, left to right, S. D. Davies and Sir William Farren of Avro, and Sydney Camm of Hawker confer with T. 0. M. Sopwith, Chairman, and Sir Frank Spriggs, Managing Director of Hawker Siddeley Group. HUNTER IS HAILED AS WORLD'S FINEST Hawker's swept-wing interceptor goes into super priority production as backbone of new R.A.F. fighter squadrons Starting point of air defence is a tiger-quick day interceptor. In the Hawker Hunter, acknowledged from the first as "the world's finest", the RAF are convinced they have such an aircraft. Lightning fast and superbly manoeuvrable in flight, the Hunter was an automatic choice for super priority. Production at Kingston is to be augmented by a second factory at Blackpool. Once again Hawker's design team, masterfully led by Sydney Camm, has produced a thoroughbred of the air, well worthy of Hawker's traditional leadership in single-seater fighters. TEST PILOT NEVILLE DUKE goes through cockpit check at Dunsfold, as mechanics await signal to start jet engine. TAKE OFF IS QUICK and steep climb is begun well before Hunter clears end of runway. HUNTER AT SPEED. Tests show marked docility at high mach numbers, a vital characteristic for jet fighters.
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