Hawker Siddeley P.139B
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The Hawker Siddeley P.139B was a proposed airborne early warning aircraft intended to operate from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. The P.139B formed part of the a major equipment procurement plan for the RN in the 1960s intended to give the service a force of new, modern carriers capable of operating air groups consisting of equally modern aircraft. However, cuts in defence spending by the British government in the mid-1960s meant that these proposals never came to fruition.
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P.139B | |
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Model of P.139B | |
Role | AEW and COD aircraft |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Hawker Siddeley |
Status | Cancelled 1966 |
Primary user | Royal Navy (Intended) |
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