Hawker Hunter Mk.3 WB188 Royal Air Force
The Hunter in which Neville Duke flew to secure his world air speed record of 727 mph in 1953. In early 1953, WB188 was fitted with side-mounted airbrakes, extra fuel tanks in the wings and a new reheated version of the Avon engine – at which point she became known as the sole Hunter Mk 3. On 7th September 1953, Neville Duke took off from Tangmere to set up a new world air speed record of 727.63 mph along a course between Bognor and Littlehampton. | picture Rob Vogelaar