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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists Modern Era Aircraft More Aircraft Initials P - Z  Swift |
[UP] - Panther - Paradak - PBM - Peacemaker - Phantom (RAF) - Sabre - Saro SR45 Princess - Saro SR53 - Saro SRA1 - Sea Fury - Sea Harrier - Sea Vixen - Sentry - Shackleton - Skyhawk - Skyraider - Space Shuttle - Spearfish - Starfighter - Stratofortress - Strikemaster - SU27 - Swift - T-Bird - Tomcat (F-14) - Tristar - Twin Pioneer - Typhoon Eurofighter - U2 - Valiant - Valkyrie - Vampire - VC10 - Venom - Victor - Vigilante - Viper - Wyvern - X-15 |
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Blue Streak by Ivan Berryman. (P) Supermarine Swift F.4 WK198 flown by Lt Cmdr Mike Lithgow setting a new World Air Speed Record on 26th September 1953, averaging 737.3mph over a series of four runs above the desert of Castel Idris, Libya. The airframe of this important piece of British aviation history has been rescued from a scrap yard by the Brooklands Museum and it is hoped that WK198 might one day be restored to static display condition. |
| Swift Pilot and aircrew signature details |
  Duncan Simpson OBE Our estimated value of this signature : £55 Died : 2017 | Duncan Simpson OBE Educated at the De Havilland Aeronautical Technical School he joined the RAF in 1949 and completed a tour with 222 Squadron. He then served with the Central Fighter Establishment flying Vampires, Meteors, Venoms, Swifts, Sabres and Hunters. Joining Hawker Aircraft Ltd as a test pilot in 1954 he became involved in development and production test flying of the Hunter. From 1964 he was part of the P.1127 Kestrel - Harrier Squadron and became responsible for the conversion of the Kestrel Tripartite Evaluation Programme pilots. In 1969 he repeated this with the first RAF Harrier training team. Awarded the Queens Commendation in 1969 he became Hawker Chief Test Pilot in 1970 and continued on the Harrier dvelopment, making the first flight in the Hawk aircraft in 1974. Retiring from flying in 1978 he became Deputy Director of the Society of British Aerospace Companies until he finally retired in 1992. He died on 7th December 2017. A Clipped Signature is Available |
| Swift Squadron details |
No.79 Sqn RAF Country : UK Disbanded (renumbered) 1st January 1962 Known Codes : , AL, NV, | No.79 Sqn RAF Madras Presidency Nil nobis obstare potest - Nothing can stop us |
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