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RAF Hawker Hunter jets, 1959

By Joe Gromelski
Published: July 23, 2011
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Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Over England, June 18, 1959: Royal Air Force F6 Hawker Hunter jets from the "Black Arrows" aerobatic team of 111 squadron, as photographed by Stars and Stripes' Red Grandy from Flight Lt. Patrick B. Hine's plane during a practice flight. Hine later served as joint commander of British forces during the Gulf War; most recently, he has been Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.

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Stars and Stripes' 1959 story about the RAF "Black Arrows" aerobatic team.

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