Aircraft - Aviation - Balloons - Helicopters
Feb. 02, 1963 - The Hawker P.1127 Makes First Vertical Landing On Aircraft Carrier. Intensive flight trials were carried out during the week-end aboard the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Ark Royal in the Channel - during which the Hawker P.1127 subsonic strike fighter made the first ever vertical landing by a jet aircraft on a carrier - at sea. Keystone Press Shows:- The Hawker P.1127 during her landing trials aboard the H.M.S. Ark Royal
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13243056
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46999758
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5584px x 4451px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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Keystone Pictures USA
