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The late 1940s was a golden period for ambitious interceptor projects. The RAF's contribution to the genre was the Javelin, a fighter that Internet experts seemingly love to hate. They're wrong, of course. The Javelin wasn't a world beater, but it was a useful interceptor was some interesting characteristics. This video is a more balanced take on it. Sources: Maurice Allward's "Gloster Javelin" is the best of a relatively thin set of serious books on the type Tony Buttler's "Gloster Javelin" is also worth picking up if only for its nice colour paint scheme references Here is a Firestreak missile test video. It is Pathe so I couldn't include it as they charge a month of my revenue from the channel for a 3 minute clip with no market except me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GLz4Fgiktk&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9 I took the liberty of using a small amount of footage (fair use etc) from this fascinating home movie about the Javelin in Borneo. A fabulous and nostalgic watch: https://youtu.be/gMvXaAEt0I4?si=ZakUoWmnAv53B-D1