Hawker Hunter aircraft were powered by Rolls-Royce Avon engines.
De Hawker Hunter is een Britse straaljager uit de jaren 1950. Door velen beschouwd als de beste transsonische jager, diende de Hunter vele jaren bij de Royal Air Force en werd ook in groten getale geëxporteerd. Er zijn 1927 Hunters gebouwd door Hawker Siddeley en onder licentie en het type heeft gediend in de luchtmacht van in totaal 19 landen.
The Hawker Hunter is a British transonic service aircraft developed during the 1950s.
The Hawker Hunter is a subsonic British jet aircraft developed in the 1950s. The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy until the early 1990s. The Hunter was also widely exported, serving with 21 other air forces; 50 years after its original introduction it is still in active service, operating with the Lebanese Air Force.