The Gloster Javelin Mark 8 was the RAF’s last delta-wing interceptor, able to climb to 50,000 feet in under nine minutes and carry four Firestreak missiles. Its powerful Sapphire engines with reheat ...

Britain’s aviation industry last week was taking one of its heaviest shellackings since the Battle of Britain. The walloping came from a wartime R.A.F. squadron leader named William A. Waterton, who ...

The 30,000 pound Gloster Javelin prototype was constantly observed by spectators, but its early flights were marred by severe technical problems. During a high-speed trial, the aircraft suffered a ...