21 Facts About Hawker Hunter

Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Single-seat Hawker Hunter was introduced to service in 1954 as a manoeuvrable day interceptor aircraft, quickly succeeding first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom.

The Hawker Hunter was widely exported, serving with a total of 21 overseas air forces.

Hawker Hunter saw combat service in a range of conflicts with several operators, including the Suez Crisis, the Aden Emergency, the Sino-Indian War, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Rhodesian Bush War, the Second Congo War, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War.

Hawker Hunter entered service with the Royal Air Force as an interceptor aircraft.

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The Hawker Hunter set numerous aviation records, including absolute speed records.

The Hawker Hunter would be procured by a considerable number of foreign nations.

The Hawker Hunter would be in operational service with the RAF for over 30 years.

Hawker Hunter featured a nose-mounted ranging radar, providing range input to the gyro gunsight for air-to-air gunnery only.

The Hawker Hunter replaced the Gloster Meteor, the Canadair Sabre, and the de Havilland Venom jet fighters in service.

Hawker Hunter aircraft flew over Limbang while Royal Marines from 42 Commando rescued the hostages in a fierce battle.

The requirement for Hunter trainers disappeared so the Buccaneer-oriented trainers were retired, leaving the RN T 8Ms to soldier on for a while longer.

The Hawker Hunter is unusual among swept wing jet aircraft in being able to be safely spun inverted.

Air Force officials were very impressed with the demonstration and since the Royal Danish Air Force were looking for a replacement for the Gloster Meteors in service at the time, the Hawker Hunter was a natural choice.

Since the Hunter was a significantly different aircraft to fly, compared to older types such as the Meteor, the need for a two-seat trainer soon arose, and the RDAF took delivery of two T Mk.

Hawker Hunter was to play a major role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; along with the Gnat the Hawker Hunter was India's primary air defence fighter, and regularly engaged in dogfights with the Pakistani F-86 Sabres and F-104 Starfighters.

Project to improve the performance of the J 34 resulted in one Hawker Hunter being fitted with a Swedish-designed afterburner in 1958.

Hawker Hunter fleet endured several attempts to procure successor aircraft to the type; in the case of the Dassault Mirage III this had been due to excessive cost overruns and poor project management rather than the attributes of the Hawker Hunter itself.

The Hawker Hunter remained in a key role within the Swiss Air Force; like the RAF's Hawker Hunter fleet, the type transitioned to become the country's primary ground attack platform, replacing the Venom.

Singapore was an enthusiastic operator of the Hawker Hunter, first ordering the aircraft in 1968 during a massive expansion of the city-state's armed forces; deliveries began in 1971 and were completed by 1973.

One Hawker Hunter was shot down on the first day of the Six-Day War by the Israeli Air Force.