The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine and the swept wing, and was the first jet-powered aircraft produced by Hawker to be procured by the RAF. On 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the world air speed record for aircraft, achieving a speed of 727.63 mph.
Hawker Hunter
RAF Hunters of the Black Arrows performing aerobatics at Farnborough Airshow, 1960
The prototype Hunter WB188, modified to Mark 3 standard, displayed in its world speed record colours in 1976
"Miss Demeanour" – a privately owned Hawker Hunter F.58A, 2007
Hawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that was responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history.
Hawker Hart G-ABMR
Hurricane Mk.I
Hawker Hunter F.58 (ZZ190, ex-Swiss Air Force)) of Hawker Hunter Aviation arrives at the 2018 RIAT, England
Harry Hawker in May 1919