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Monday, 7 February 2022
First VTOL.
On this day in 1963, the Hawker P1127, forerunner of the Harrier, made the first touch and go by VTOL (Vertical Take Off & Landing) ever in the world on an Aircraft Carrier on HMS ARK ROYAL off Portland, UK.
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USN C2A Greyhound departing from Prestwick Airport returning to the USS Harry S. Truman (Carrier transiting from the North Sea on through the Channel her way to the Mediterranean)
The first VC10 is nearing completion alongside a BEA Vanguard in the Flight Hangar at Weybridge. 1962.
Consolidated TBY-2 Sea Wolf. 1945.
Vultee Aircraft Co. Vultee Vengeance assembly line in the 1940's.
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