Some of the test flights of TSR 2, showing that even the best can get it right and wrong

The final tragic end for this sorry chapter in British aviation.

TSR-2 at RAF Cosford. The ultimate 1960's superjet. This aircraft never flew. On the day of it's first flight, the TSR-2 project was cancelled by a short sighted government. The pilots begged to fly the aircraft just once in the afternoon but the goverment refused, insisting she be scrapped along with all photo's.... more

Footage of early test flights, note the unusual retraction of the undercarriage due to the small bay. Further problems were vibrations on landing which produced a judder in the pilots position at the normal eyeball frequency resulting in loss of vision of the runway! Footage from DD Video.

We all know the tale of the TSR2 and here we see how the well the first flights went with this advanced supersonic bomber. In this clip Roland Beamont talks about how the trils went. We see not only tethered ground runs for the engines but also first flights with Lightning and Canberra chase planes - stablemates from.... more

Newsreel footage of the maiden flight of TSR 2.

In this clip we see just about every jet-powered aircraft the British companies produced in the heyday of the fifties. The TSR2 was perhaps ill-timed coming at the end of this era when budgets were tightening and politicians were sharpening the axe.

The BAC TSR-2 was an ill-fated Cold War strike aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the early 1960s. The TSR-2 was designed to penetrate a well-defended forward battle area at low altitudes and very high speeds, and then attack high-value targets in the rear.... more

Some borrowed footage with slight alterations here and there and a different sound track to the original. Alternative ending as a change to other TRS2 Tributes...

Tactical Strike Reconnaissance 2.