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Jargon

In the lead it says that the Black Arrows "looped a record-breaking 24 examples in formation". What does that mean? A formation flying 24 loopings? A formation of 24 Hunters flying one looping? Something totally different? I'm not a native speaker, but I think I know the English language well enough to safely claim that "Someone looped several examples." is not something the average reader has a chance of understanding. Please use everyday language, or explain in further detail, or wikilink the jargon words.
On a side note: In good Wikipedia tradition I'm going to criticise the mention of some "record-breaking" without a quoted source.
--BjKa (talk) 12:27, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's a loop involving 24 Hunters - and it is cited in the body of the article (to [1].)Nigel Ish (talk) 12:32, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hawker Hunter in Chile

The following was placed on my talk page re: this edit to the article. I can barely understand it, so I'm placing it here if any one wants to follow up on it. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 22:55, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello I made the modification of the "Hawker Hunter" page regarding Operation Atlante.This operation is considered one of the most important professional achievements of the FACH because of the need to move across the Atlantic Ocean practically without stopping and at the limit of fuel, due to the urgency of facing the border threats that Chile had at that time, particularly from Peru. Unfortunately, I do not know how to operate the reference system on the page and most of the sources are in Spanish. Here is the link from FACH about the operation, which is very brief. The most complete references are in books. Sorry for my limited English

"OPERATION ATLANTE.

One of the most notable air missions in the history of the Air Force was Operation Atlante to bring six Hawker Hunter aircraft in flight from England, without refueling in the air, across the Atlantic Ocean.

Aviation Group 7, supported by Aviation Group 10, was assigned the mission of moving the six planes from England, in two flocks of three. The historic cruise began at Lyncham Base in London.

The first stages involved flying over the airspace of Great Britain, France and Spain, making the first technical stops in Seville and the Canary Islands and then crossing to Africa.

The next stops were in Dakar (Senegal), Monrovia (Liberia) and Ascension Island, in the middle of the Atlantic.

From Ascension Island they flew to Recife, Brazil and the last stages of the journey were Rio de Janeiro, Asunción and Antofagasta.

The first three planes arrived at Los Cerrillos Air Base on January 26, 1974. A month later, the same journey of nearly 12 thousand kilometers would be repeated with the last three aircraft, successfully completing an outstanding teamwork of Chilean pilots and mechanics".

https://www.fach.mil.cl/atlante.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmsdisraeli (talk • contribs)

Article issues

This is listed as a "good article" that had multiple inline "citation needed" tags (in the "Aircraft on display" section dated February 2020) that would cause the article to be delisted. I hid these entries and if someone wishes inclusion please provide citations. -- Otr500 (talk) 13:41, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]