WB188 WAS THE ORIGINAL P1067 PROTOTYPE HUNTER AND FIRST FLEW, PILOTED BY NEVILLE DUKE ON 20/7/1951 POWERED BY A 7500 LB THRUST AVON TURBOJET. WB188 WAS RE-ENGINED WITH A REHEATED AVON RA7R OF 9600 LB THRUST AS THE SOLE F3 VARIANT. ON 7/9/1953, PILOTED BY NEVILLE DUKE, WB188 ACHIEVED THE WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD OF 727 MPH AT SEA LEVEL OFF LITTLEHAMPTON IN SUSSEX. THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST LOW LEVEL WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD

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THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW AT TANGMERE MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM