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History Of The Gloster Javelin - The First All Weather British Fighter (Hardcover)
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History Of The Gloster Javelin - The First All Weather British Fighter (Hardcover)
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During the plunging temperature of the early Cold War years the RAF
found itself increasingly in need of a truly all-weather high
performance fighter. There were two leading designs available as
prototypes in 1951; the DH110 from de Havilland and from Gloster,
the GA5. These were to become respectively, the Sea Vixen and the
Javelin. Neither was a classic or a Beauty, but both operational
during the 1950s. The Sea Vixen, hence the title, entered service
with the Royal Navy and the Javelin, on the promise of being made
ready earlier, with the Royal Air Force. However, so unready were
the first production Javelins, with pressure to get them in service
when expected, there were no fewer than nine versions entering
service with operational RAF squadrons between 1956 and 1959.
Although the 'Flat Iron' met the requirements of range, weapons and
all-weather capability, it was much under powered and cumbersome
for a fighter. Nevertheless, the Gloster Javelin was also just as
much underrated. Entering service at the wrong time as the Sandys
Defence White Paper unwittingly claimed the end of the manned
fighter and following on the Javelin's heels came the English
Electric Lightning with its truly supersonic performance. These
factors combined to produce a situation which shortened the service
years of the Javelin and halted further development.
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