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Can anyone please provide any more details to this:

Jet Provost in America 1956
A HUNTING Percival Jet Provost Mk 2 has completed its evaluation visit to the R.C.A.F. at Ottawa and Trenton, Ont., and is now being inspected by the U.S. Air Force and Navy in the Washington area. While in America the aircraft is being serviced by the Hunting associate company, Field Aviation Co., Ltd., of Oshawa Airport, Ont. When the machine was in Canada it was flown by a number of journalists who, it is reported, spoke well of its handling characteristics

Thanks in advance.

DW

I can not help with your inquiry, but I can't help thinking that the designers of what became the Canadair Ct-144 Tutor must have been taking notes during the visit

Not sure if this helps, but you got me curious and I found this article - http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%201482.html - (Page #636)

The aircraft was G-AOHD, here's a shot of the full aircraft on ebay -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hunting-P-84-Jet-Provost-2-G-AOHD-039-RAF-Jet-Trainer-039-original-photo-/231412507793?pt=UK_Collectables_Aeronautica_MJ&hash=item35e142a491&nma=true&si=amaG6dQZF5MGfpFup3k7mSXNhuE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

All I got, hope that helps,
Mike Irwin

Hello Mike,

Thank you for the links to its time in Canada, which was of great interest.

The comment "When the machine was in Canada it was flown by a number of journalists who, it is reported, spoke well of its handling characteristics" was quite intriguing as there must be a report by one of these journalists somewhere/ They may also confirm when the aircraft was in Canada and the USA?
Rgds,

DW