This Day in Aviation History

October 26th, 1967
First flight of the BAC Strikemaster.

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.

The BAC 167 Strikemaster is essentially an armed version of the Jet Provost T Mk 5; the Strikemaster was modified with an uprated engine, wing hardpoints, a strengthened airframe, new communication and navigation gear, uprated ejection seats, a revised fuel system, and shortened landing gear. First flown in 1967, the aircraft was marketed as a light attack or counter-insurgency aircraft, but most large-scale purchasers were air forces wanting an advanced trainer although Ecuador, Oman and Yemen have used their aircraft in combat. A total of 146 were built.

Source:
Wikipedia, BAC Strikemaster: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster 

YouTube, BAC Strikemaster Jet – Includes In-Cockpit View:
BAC Strikemaster Jet – Includes In-Cockpit View

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