MAKE A MEME View Large Image Hawker P.1081 in flight 1950.jpg The sole Hawker P 1081 s/n VX279 in flight The P 1081 originated from a proposal to meet a specification put out by the Australian government The first flight of the P 1081 took place on 19 June 1950 but in ...
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Keywords: Hawker P.1081 in flight 1950.jpg The sole Hawker P 1081 s/n VX279 in flight The P 1081 originated from a proposal to meet a specification put out by the Australian government The first flight of the P 1081 took place on 19 June 1950 but in November of that year the Australian project was discontinued The aircraft was handed over to the Royal Aircraft Establishment RAE Its swept tail increased the Mach number above that of the P 1052 into the Mach 0 9-0 95 region providing valuable information for the Hawker Hunter fighter The sole P 1081 was lost with its pilot Squadron Leader T S Wimpy Wade in a crash on 3 April 1951 U S Navy Naval Aviation News December 1950 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1950/Dec50 pdf p 33 1950 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Hawker P 1081
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