The Hawker Hunter in British Service

by Martin Derry and Neil Robinson

The Hawker Hunter is one of Britain's classic post-war jet aircraft. Initially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, it rapidly succeeded the first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor (see Flight Craft 13) and the de Havilland Venom. Powered by the then newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet, the Hunter's performance transformed the RAF's day fighter squadrons from the mid-1950s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526742497
• ISBN13: 9781526742490
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 11.6"