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My mistake Migman.....that's what comes of reading too fast..... :dance:

D'oh :sleepy: wake up Bridon....!!

Still a very interesting quiz though :wink:

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(edit: I suspect there will be a plethora of WWII fighter aircraft that will qualify to lay claim to this achievement...many no doubt were unaware of the actual moment due to the simplistic instruments carried at the time)
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DH108 John Derry 1948
DH110 John Derry 1951
Hunter 1 Neville Duke 1952

Many hundreds of pilots later...Hunter 1 WT563 Peter McLeland 11th April 1957

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That must have been something! :)
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Peter wrote:
Many hundreds of pilots later...Hunter 1 WT563 Peter McLeland 11th April 1957
:redface: :redface:
I was 8 days old then Peter :shock: :shock:

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DaveB wrote:Peter wrote:
Many hundreds of pilots later...Hunter 1 WT563 Peter McLeland 11th April 1957
:redface: :redface:
I was 8 days old then Peter :shock: :shock:

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DaveB wrote:Peter wrote:
Many hundreds of pilots later...Hunter 1 WT563 Peter McLeland 11th April 1957
:redface: :redface:
I was 8 days old then Peter :shock: :shock:

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He he he he :lol: :lol:

You're older than me DB even older than TM :smile:


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Post by paulb »

Hi Chaps

Well, this is a very informed forum! :smile:

Without giving to much away (for now at least!)................

Well done Gordon (Anzaq), Pete (Motormouse) and Peter Mcleland :wink:

As far as I know - the FIRST British aircraft to exceed the speed of sound was the DH108 on the 6th September 1948 when it achieved Mach 1.04.

Quite an amazing performance at the time.............

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DaveB wrote:Peter wrote:
Many hundreds of pilots later...Hunter 1 WT563 Peter McLeland 11th April 1957
:redface: :redface:
I was 8 days old then Peter :shock: :shock:
I was 24 years and 11 months...But the best were yet to come :dance:

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petermcleland wrote:DH108 John Derry 1948
DH110 John Derry 1951
Hunter 1 Neville Duke 1952

Many hundreds of pilots later...Hunter 1 WT563 Peter McLeland 11th April 1957
Well done Peter.

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Post by paulb »

Hi Chaps

My 2nd and third are the same as Peter has already listed (ie DH110 and Hunter), although I think that the DH110 did it in 1952 just a couple of months before the Hunter.

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