The sequence of project numbers should have caused the Hunter to be the P.1066. However Mr Camm decided not to use 1066 as the name "Hawker Hastings" would come to mind for an aircraft with this number. Handley-
Medieval armoured cavalry at the Battle of Hastings (1066), protected by chain-mail armour and kite-shaped shields, a detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century; in the Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France.Giraudon/Art Resource, New York Few military advances fundamentally altered Eu...