I’m thinking of the Saunders-Roe S.R. 53, but it was only a prototype, and didn’t achieve service introduction.
This corker flew slightly later than the S.R.53, went into full service & saw action.
Blind guess - MiG 21?
is it the SR-71 or the A-12 variant the M-21/D-21?
That would be No & No.
Focus on the advanced/innovative/complex bit.
Me-262?
It flew after the S.R.53
Oops. Didn’t read the above posts closely enough.
Guess 2: Dassault Mirage III
No,
This aircraft had an unofficial in service name that belongs to a large mammal.
EDIT - & it’s not the F-4 if you are thinking of Rhino.
It’s not the C-130 Hercules?
No, it’s considerably faster than the Herc.
A question on procedure, am I not supposed to say who was the victor before moving on?
Milairjunkie was the winner. There is a story that Ferrari’s younger brother was a member of Barrarca’s squadron and was lost in action. The two families became clse and after Barraca died, Ferrari asked Barraca’s mother for permission to use the symbol. What question I should have asked was what was the unit’s insignia. This was a rampant black griffon which was on the opposite side of the fuselage from the rampant black stallion. The rampant balck stallion is still used in the Italian Air Force as a unit insignia in honor of Barraca.
Mike T.
Yes, you are obviously quite correct - to be honest I read Trexx’s reply & took it to be the answer. I did at the time wonder for about a nanosecond if he had posted the question, but quickly assumed he had & proceeded - just as well I got it about correct.
Mirage IIIA …from Dassualt
No.
Charles Babbage would have been proud of this aircraft.
Charles WHO!!?? [sigh]
Is it the Mig-19???
No, it’s a Western A/C.
Was it the Ryan FR-1 Fireball which the Navy thought was an accident waiting to happen? Propellor dirven with a rocket in the tail to make it faster.
Mike T.
A:
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.50 strike aircraft
Uh… telsono, the “Fireball” was indeed a composite powered airplane but it had an air breathing turbojet motor and not a rocket.