Avro Ashton

Ashton
Avro Ashton prototype
General information
TypeExperimental airliner
ManufacturerAvro
Number built6
History
First flight1 September 1950
Developed fromAvro Tudor

The Avro 706 Ashton was a British prototype jet airliner made by Avro during the 1950s. Although it flew nearly a year after the de Havilland Comet, it represented an experimental programme and was never intended for commercial use.

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