Light attack aircraft by the British Aircraft Company, later British Aerospace
BAC 167 Strikemaster
BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk 82A in Sultan of Oman's Air Force colour scheme at the 2013 Shoreham Airshow
Role
Attack aircraft, Jet trainer
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
British Aircraft Corporation
First flight
26 October 1967
Retired
1993[1]
Status
Retired
Primary users
Royal Saudi Air Force Ecuadorian Air Force Kenya Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force
Produced
1967–1984
Number built
146
Developed from
BAC Jet Provost
The BAC 167 Strikemaster is a British jet-powered training and light attack aircraft. It was a development of the Hunting Jet Provost trainer, itself a jet engined version of the Percival Provost, which originally flew in 1950 with a radial piston engine.
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The BAC 167 Strikemaster is a British jet-powered training and light attack aircraft. It was a development of the Hunting Jet Provost trainer, itself a...
developed into a more heavily armed ground attack variant under the name BACStrikemaster. In early 1951, Hunting Percival began work on the design studies that...
reasonable endurance, and six two-seat T.55 trainers, together with 25 BACStrikemaster trainers, while the contract also included new radar systems, American...
as the Adoo. The assault was defeated after the arrival of several BACStrikemaster attack aircraft belonging to Oman, firing rockets at PFLOAG's positions...
of defending Singapore's airspace. The subsequent arrival of the BACStrikemasters in 1969, used for advanced phase flying training, meant that pilot...
six Hawker Hunters (bought from RAF, in operation from 1974–79), six BACStrikemaster fighters (in operation from 1971), and 12 BAE Systems Hawks delivered...
DHC-2 Beavers, eight BAC Jet Provost Mk52As, six Bell 47G helicopters and four Douglas C-47s by December 1967. Four BACStrikemaster Mk 81s were delivered...
the Percival Provost T52. In 1968 the SOAF received the first of 24 BACStrikemaster jet trainer and light strike aircraft for operation against insurgents...
A-4 Skyhawks and two-seat T.11 Vampires before re-equipping with 16 BACStrikemaster light attack aircraft in 1972. Bristol Freighters, Douglas Dakotas...
established at Changi Air Base on 1 September 1988. Bell UH-1H Iroquois (2) BACStrikemaster 84 Cessna 172K Douglas A-4S Skyhawk Douglas A-4SU Skyhawk Douglas TA-4S...
trainers were marketed with specialised attack variants e.g. the BAC Jet Provost/BACStrikemaster and the Cessna T-37 Tweet/A-37 Dragonfly. Especially against...
included the Gloster Meteor, English Electric Canberra, SEPECAT Jaguar, BACStrikemaster, Republic P-47, PBY Catalina, Hawker Siddeley HS 748, Lockheed T-33...
procured the Hawk as a replacement for older aircraft such as the BACStrikemaster, Hawker Hunter, and Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. During the 1980s and 1990s...
primary airfield for fighter aircraft. In June 1974, the KAF's fleet of BACStrikemaster aircraft were transferred from RAF Eastleigh (later named KAF Eastleigh)...
flight of BAC TSR-2 1965: First flight of Britten-Norman Islander 1967: First flight of Hawker Siddeley Harrier 1967: First flight of BACStrikemaster 1967:...
killed in June. During the same year, the Kuwait Air Force placed BACStrikemaster light attack jets into service and the following year took delivery...
vehicles. The Sultan of Oman's Air Force was also expanded, acquiring BACStrikemaster aircraft which provided air support to units on the ground, and eight...
Auster T Mk 7C was acquired for use in the Antarctic. NZ1701 - 1707 BACStrikemasterBAC 167, Mk 88 16 United Kingdom Two-seat advanced pilot trainer, light...
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