Folland Fo.139 Midge G-39-1
Folland Fo.139 Midge G-39-1, taxiing for take-off at Chilbolton, Follands flight test base. First flown at Boscombe Down on 11 August 1954, the Midge was used to demonstrate the feasibility of W.E.W. Petters design concept for a lightweight fighter. Despite having less than half the power of its Gnat stablemate the Midge could exceed Mach 1 in a dive. Pilots from several air forces flew the Midge and it was on a demonstration flight by a Swiss Air Force pilot that the Midge met its end on 26 September 1955, taking the unfortunate pilot with it
Picture No
13156191
Media ID
47799877
Size
5433px x 1915px
(2.4MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photographer - scanned from original negative
Date
circa 1955
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