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The Hunting Percival (later ''' BAC ''') '''Jet Provost''' was a Jet -powered Training Aircraft used by the RAF from 1955 to 1993 . In the 1950s the RAF issued a requirement for a new dedicated jet training aircraft. Hunting developed the Jet Provost from the piston-engined Percival Provost basic trainer. On June 26 1954 the prototype made its first flight. The Air Ministry ordered 10 of the Jet Provost T.1, and in June 1957 40 of the '''Jet Provost T.3''', featuring a new engine, Ejector Seat s, a redesign of the airframe, and strengthened undercarriage. In total 201 T.3s were delivered between 1958 and 1962 . The T.4 followed in 1961 with a new engine, and then the Pressurized '''T.5''' in 1967 . They were withdrawn from RAF service in the early 1990s and replaced by Short Tucano s. The T.51 was an armed export version which was sold to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Kuwait and Sudan. Armed with two 7.7-mm (0.303-inch) machine guns. The '''T-52''' was another armed export version, it was sold to Iraq, South Yeman, Sudan and Venezuela. It had the same armament as the T.51. The '''T.55''' was the final armed export version which was sold to the Sudan. The design was also used for the BAC Strikemaster . The Jet Provost remains popular among enthusiasts and being an inexpensive jet, many are now in private hands. Some are flown at Airshow s. VARIANTS
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