The Fighter had taken-off, the main landing gear had retracted and stowed but the nose wheel gear did not retract and didn't show it had locked. The pilot landed safely with 3 fire tenders following on
Firing-up the port engine at RIAT. The type first flew on the 13th May 1949, 1,347 built, fitted with the Rolls Royce Avon Mk.20601 engines and retired in 2006.