BAC 221, WG774 / F.9421, Royal Navy
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Registration: WG774
Construction Number: F.9421
Military Unit: FAAM
Model BAC 221
Operator: Royal Navy
Airport: RNAS Yeovilton (YEO / EGDY), UK - England
Photographer: Malcolm Clarke
Date Taken: 04/1980
Date Submitted: 18/04/2008
Fairey were commissioned to build this delta-winged prototype, powered by a Rolls-Royce Avon engine with afterburner. The cockpit hinged down to allow increased visibility for pilots during take-off and landing and was the direct predecessor of the Concorde supersonic airliner. One of only two Fairey Delta 2's ever built.
Picture ID:1104817