IWM Duxford

Next to the Phantom is a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 of the Hungarian Air Force. The MiG-21, NATO reporting name: Fishbed, is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. The design first flew in June 1955 and went into production in 1959 until 1985 when some 11,496 were built. They are in service in many countries.

Tucked into a corner is Westland Lynx AH 7 XZ194. The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants. The Lynx went into operational usage in 1977 and was later adopted by the armed forces of over a dozen nations, primarily serving in the battlefield utility, anti-armour, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare roles.

The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. XE627is a F6A variant built in 1956 and served with 65, 92 and 54 squadrons, then 229 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), 1 squadron and finally No1 Tactical Weapons Unit (TWU), before retiring in the 1980’s. Arrived at Duxford 14th November 1986 for preservation. Now repainted in her genuine 65sqn markings from her time based at Duxford.