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Aviation History
1955
1955 - 1366.PDF
480 FLIGHT, 16 September 1955 Above. Two of the 72 Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant B.ls of No. 138 Squadron, R.A.F., pass by at a speed (according to an Air Ministry announcement) of 287 m.p.h. Right. Through the afternoon haze, the sun flecks the leading flight of an R.A.F. Hunter formation—one- quarter of the total fly-past—making a picture of speed and symmetry. They flew at 400 kt. Below. Pulling high g are the Hunters of No. 54 Squad- ron aerobatic team. The airmanship and showmanship of this quartet were superb. • Bottom right. Of these three Short Seamews, the nearest is the first prototype, in Coastal Command colouring. Leading is the third production machine, and most distant the second prototype (both in Naval colours). THE WEEK AT FABNBOROUGH . . .
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