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Old 6th Apr 2016, 08:45
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I was gliding at Cranfield in 1965-6 and the Swift was still used occasionally with the undercarriage locked down. There were shallow rubber tanks on the runway which were filled with water for the trials. In 1966 it was replaced by a Hunter and we were told that the Swift was going to be converted into a vehicle for an attempt on the world land speed record. That obviously never happened.
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