International News Photos Hunters Shooting into the Blue

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GLC#
GLC09677.19-View header record
Type
Images
Date
January 21, 1957
Author/Creator
International News Photos
Title
Hunters Shooting into the Blue
Place Written
Yorkshire, England
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 23 cm, Width: 17.8 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated January 21, 1957. Shows three British planes flying. The attached press release reports that the new planes, F-6's, are the latest versions of the Hawker Hunter Fighter. They claim the F-6s can climb faster, and operate at greater heights. It is also the most heavily armed fighter in use in any air force. The photo is stamped on the back with International News Photos information.

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