BAe Hawk Mk. 1 W inquiry
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BAe Hawk T Mk. 1 W - What is it ?
Does anyone have any specific knowledge or even operating experience of the differences (purpose, capability, procedures, weight/balance etc.) involved with the BAe Hawk T.1W ?
I know that from the original British purchase of about 185 aircraft, 88 were converted to T.1A. with extra weapons capability. According to the excellent UK Serials website, a further 21 T.1s were at some time, designated as T.1W.
It has been suggested that this might have been a minor modification via adding or removing 'boxes' - even on a temporary or 'local acting' basis. There is clearly some confusion about the official designation because the MAA Accident summary of the crash of XX288 at Mona in August 1995 referred to the aircraft as a T.1W - whereas the same accident on ASN refers to XX288 as a T.1A.
I haven't managed to find anything on the net yet.
Any replies would be greatly appreciated, by post or PM if you prefer.
LFH
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