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Aviation History
1961
1961 - 0684.PDF
694 FLIGHT, 25 May i96, Showing the Flag: British participation in the 24th Paris Salon •flight' photograpn Above, English Electric Lightnings of No 74 Sqn, RAF. Below, Hunting ]et Provosts of the Central Flying School. Both units will be demonstrated THE merest glance over the following pages is sufficient assurance that Britain's representation at the 24th Paris Aeronautical Salon is an impressive one. Even so, as these same pages closed for press, complete information had not been received In addition to the contribution made by the industry, all three of Britain's Armed Services will take part. The Royal Navy will have an aerobatic team of No 8OO Sqn, -Hying Supermarine Scimitar single-seat twin-jet strike fighters, and the Army will send an English Electric Thunderbird battery of No 36 (GW) Regiment, Royal Artillery, in addition to the team which will man the new English Electric Blue Water surface-to-surface guided weapon. Air drill by English Electric Lightning single-seat all-weather fighters of No 74 Sqn, RAF, will be supplemented by the Central Flying School's aerobatic team of four Hunting Jet Provost trainers; three Handley Page Victor four-jet V-bombers; and an Avro Vulcan B.2 four-jet V-bomber. On static display will be a Gloster Javelin F(AW) Mk 9 two-seat all-weather fighter carrying four de Havilland Propellers Firestreak air-to-air missiles; a Victor; a Vulcan; and a Bristol Britannia troop/freight/ambulance turboprop transport.
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