Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter is a British military jet aircraft. It was designed and built as fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force. But it was used by many other operators as Fleet Air Arm, or foreign air forces. Belgium, Iraq, Sweden, and Switzerland are among the operators of this aircraft.
Hawker Hunter | |
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RAF's Hawker Hunter in flight. | |
Role | Fighter jet. |
National origin | UK |
Manufacturer | Hawker |
First flight | 1951 |
Introduction | 1954 |
Status | Out of service |
Primary user | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 1972 examples |
Hawker Hunter Media
RAF Hunters of the Black Arrows performing aerobatics at Farnborough Airshow, 1960
Hunter T7 of the Empire Test Pilots' School, Farnborough Air Show, September 1959
Four Hunters of No. 43 Squadron in flight, c. 1956