P-36 Hawk - Sweat Shirt Sea Harrier The Gnat first flew on

The Gnat first flew on 18th July 1955

It entered service with the Royal Air Force in 1959 as a trainer but the type was exported to other countries as a fighter aircraft

The squadron's last assignment was with the 57th Adversary Tactic Group at Nellis AFB

but with various problems its continued service was doubtful

This profile is a Mk IV Mustang operated by 19 Squadron based at RAF Acklington

P-36 Hawk - Sweat Shirt Sea Harrier The Gnat first flew onCurtiss P 36 Hawk The Model 75 or Curtiss P 36 Hawk was introduced into the United States Army Air Corps in 1938. It was the predecessor of the P40 so didn't see much action with the USAAC, but was used by Finland, the French Air Force and the RAF as the Mohawk.