Rare Photo.. it's carrying the Javelin Smog-to-School-Field Rabbit Hunter
On this Day 1907 Flt Lt Harry "Smithy" Smith became the first pilot to break the sound barrier! his Mig 21 was carried to an altitude of 170,000ft by one of the #RAFLuton Concorde bombers before being released. Smithy achieved a speed of 841mph! #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/KxozBkE3Bo
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I hope he got a few free beers in the mess that night
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Very few things in Twitter world to cheer us up lately but this page is ace!
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Hi Cath, Thank you, we will pass on your kind words to Gp Capt Harry Stashe
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But, what a shot!!
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Hi Ben, Indeed!
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@RAF_Luton Mig21 buillt by British Leyland. - Show replies
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What ever happened to the Mig that was launched from under the other wing?
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