British jet X-Planes

[diopter]

The First, Gloster E28/39

DH108 Swallow

Saunders-Roe SRA1

Armstong Whitworth AW52

Gloster E1/44

Hawker P1052

Supermarine Type 510

Avro 707

Supermarine 528/535 - >Swift

Hawker P1081

Boulton Paul P111A

Fairey Delta 1

Short S.A.4 Sperrin Medium Bomber

Supermarine 508/529

Boulton Paul P120, last aircraft they made.

Short SB5

Short SB4 Sherpa

English Electric P1

Fairey Delta 2

Short SC1

Saunders-Roe SR53 Jet and Rocket

Hadley Page 115

Bristol Type 188

BAC TSR2

 

[sail32]

On that subject see;

British Secret Projects, Fighters & Bombers 1935-1950, By Buttler, Tony

The Race for Hitler's X-planes, Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology, By Christopher, John

 

[tbhupe]

I love the look of the Bolton Paul P111A and the P120. It probably didn't have much engineering advantage otherwise we would see more of that flat oval intake design in the skies today. Still it looks cool.

 

[tacfoley]

My cousin and I were standing beside the TSR-2 at the IWM Duxford this last weekend - the UK's Arrow...

tac

 

[XRCD011]

Wow, I had no idea they had such a thriving aerospace/aviation industry back then.

 

[Ganderite]

Some of those are gorgeous planes.

 

[RRCo.]

Certainly does have an uncanny resemblance to the later SR71 doesn't it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_188

 

[Ganderite]

I think it looks more like a twin engined F-104.

 

[Sharps '63]

The English Electric P1 saw squadron service. Saw them at RAF Gutersloh in Germany.

On the occasion of the anniversary of the "Dam Busters" raid, a P1 made the run over the Mohne Dam (just 5 kms from 4CMBG HQ) and did the usual Victory Roll over Fort Henry with his afterburner on. This was considered bad for Anglo/Canadian/German PR.

Officers boiled out of the head shed screaming - "Get the ID of that aircraft!". The response of the troops was - "What aircraft, Sir?"

My personal favourite was the run done by a Canberra.

 

[diopter]

The English Electric P1 saw squadron service. Saw them at RAF Gutersloh in Germany.

On the occasion of the anniversary of the "Dam Busters" raid, a P1 made the run over the Mohne Dam (just 5 kms from 4CMBG HQ) and did the usual Victory Roll over Fort Henry with his afterburner on. This was considered bad for Anglo/Canadian/German PR.

Officers boiled out of the head shed screaming - "Get the ID of that aircraft!". The response of the troops was - "What aircraft, Sir?"

My personal favourite was the run done by a Canberra.

That would have been the actual Production version of the P1 prototypes, the F1-F6 models.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning

 

[buzzmagoo]

In the the first lot of pictures the canapes look similar is it a possibility that they were reused from one model to the other or was it more of a if it's not brocken were going to use it thing ,( design).

 

[Lee Enfield]

The Hawker Hunter, and English Electric Canberra were the best of them...

The Folland Gnat was quite successful too.

 

[RRCo.]

The Hawker Hunter, and English Electric Canberra were the best of them...

The Folland Gnat was quite successful too.

Even the USAF got the Canberra.