No.11 SQN - Hoodie Curtiss the Royal Air Force had

the Royal Air Force had to find a replacement for the Canberra and Hunter types

This profile is a Defiant from 264 Squadron at RAF Kirton

Clarence Kelly Johnson from Lockheed designed a jet powered glider

World War II taught the US military the value of strategic aerial reconnaissance

it was replaced by XM607

No.11 SQN - Hoodie Curtiss the Royal Air Force hadXI Squadron Formed by the Royal Flying Corps, XI Squadron was the first fighter unit. Starting with the Vickers Gunbus at Netheravon, the squadron progressed to Bristol Fighters towards the end of the First War. Aircraft used between the wars include Westland Wapitis and Hawker Harts. At the outbreak of WW2 the squadron deployed to Singapore, armed with the Blenheim. The jet age added the Vampire, Venom and Javelin to the squadron's inventory. The