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Gloster Javelin - Photo Gallery

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A Sperry advert from early 1955. Much was made of the Javelin's all weather capabilities at the time. A lovely colour Gloster advert from the same time. There's always some bloke with his down the jetpipe when you're trying to take a piccy... Marston advert from 1958.

Javelin Selection

Almost certainly this is WD804, the Javelin prototype - the straight wing leading edge and portholes for the observer, along with the radome-mounted probe, certainly suggest this to be the case. WD808, the second prototype, on approach to land. Date and location unknown. FAW.4 XA635/L of 3 Squadron landing at RAF Sylt in 1960 - this aircraft is the subject of the colour profile on this site. FAW.4 XA721/E of 3 Squadron at RAF Sylt in 1960. FAW.7 XH712, an airframe later converted to an FAW.9. Date and location unknown. FAW.7 XH722 with what appears to be an unpainted replacement panel on the port nose. FAW.9R XH759 of 60 Squadron being marshalled into her parking spot after a sortie at RAF Tengah in the 1960s. FAW.9Rs XH759 (foreground) and XH763 (background) of 60 Squadron at RAF Tengah in the 1960s. FAW.9R XH793 of 60 Squadron, Kai Tak, June 1967. Spitfire F.24 VN485 and Javelin FAW.9R XH793 lead a 60 Squadron line-up, Kai Tak, June 1967. FAW.9R XH961 of 60 Squadron after a landing mishap! FAW.1 XA553 carrying out her final RAF duty - gate guard at RAF Stanmore Park, 2000.