Originally Posted by
RedhillPhil
I once read that the PR9 was the fastest non afterburning jet that the R.A.F. operated. Is that/was that correct?
Depends if you insist on level flight amongst other things. A Victor went briefly supersonic over Paris. The Canberra was a brilliant aircraft but it was the wrong shape for that. At least, I can't imagine it would be possible it could go supersonic.