SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1/GR.1A DE_WKM

SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1/GR.1A DE_WKMIn May 1965, the Defence Ministries of France and the UK agreed on a joint programme to develop a supersonic trainer and tactical strike aircraft. France had already decided upon the Brequet 1221 design and this, together with the Rolls Royce Turbomeca Adour engine became the basis of the Jaguar. Design leadership was with both Brequet Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation, so the companies established the joint company SEPECAT to coordinate

using stealth technologies to operate undetected in hostile airspace

s were advancing was crisscrossed with hedgerows

with single rear wheels

600 being built in yards in the USA

Two beautifully restored examples have also been popular display performers on the US Airshow circuit over the years

in much the same way as the famous Harrier previously did

it seems as if the only aircraft capable of replacing a Chinook is another Chinook

the pilot would have certainly had at least a couple of reassuring glances at the red pins protruding up from the top of the wings

be that in person

alongside the other ‘V’ bombers

the de Havilland Vampire may have been the second jet fighter to enter Royal Air Force service

the Tempest began to show that it was undoubtedly one of the most capable fighting aeroplanes in the world