The first Fairey Delta 2 (s/n WG774) in flight. The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 (internal designation Type V within Fairey) was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the UK Ministry of Supply for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.
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circa 1956 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News November 1956 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1956/Nov56.pdf">[1]</a>, p. 25.