The Hawker Hunter is a subsonic British jet aircraft developed in the 1950s. The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy until the early 1990s. The Hunter was also widely exported, serving with 21 other air forces; 50 years after its original introduction it is still in active service, operating with the Lebanese Air Force. (From Wikipedia. Retrieved 5th April 2014, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hunter )
ROLE |
Fighter Fighter-bomber/Ground attack Reconnaissance aircraft |
NATIONAL ORIGIN |
United Kingdom |
MANUFACTURER |
Hawker Siddeley |
FIRST FLIGHT |
20 July 1951 |
INTRODUCTION |
1954 |
STATUS |
Active service with Lebanese Air Force |
PRIMARY USERS |
Royal Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) Swedish Air Force (historical) Swiss Air Force (historical) |
NUMBER BUILT |
1,972
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