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Britain’s Delta Defender: The Javelin That Protected the Skies at Night
The Gloster Javelin was the RAF’s first twin-engine delta interceptor, designed for all-weather defense. Serving through the ...
Britain’s aviation industry last week was taking one of its heaviest shellackings since the Battle of Britain. The walloping came from a wartime R.A.F. squadron leader named William A. Waterton, who ...
Designed as Britain’s first delta-wing all-weather interceptor, the Gloster Javelin promised high-altitude defense. But delays, technical flaws, and the arrival of faster supersonic fighters left it a ...
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