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Aeroplane Model - Gloster Javelin
Reg. No: ST 024087
- Summary:
- Aircraft History
The Javelin was a delta wing all weather fighter used by the Royal Air Force between 1956 and 1968. It was designed by George Carter at the Gloster Aircraft Company and first flew in 1951. It was powerd by two Bristol Siddeley Sapphire axial flow jet engines. During the 1960s the Javelin was used by RAF squadrons at Singapore during the 'Confrontation' with Indonesia.
Model History
This 1:32 scale model of a Gloster Javelin was commissioned by the Museum and built by Mr R.D. Ramsay in 1956. It is painted in representative RAF markings.
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | aeroplanes, fighters, military aircraft, model aeroplanes, scale models |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | model turbo jet aircraft - military |
| Model Name/Number: | Javelin |
| Model Scale: | 1:32 |
| Modelmaker: | Mr R. Ramsay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956 |
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