Keywords: Breguet 1001 Taon in flight c1958.jpg A Breguet 1001 Taon in flight The Taon en Gadfly but also an anagram of NATO or the French version OTAN was designed to meet a 1953 NATO requirement It was a small mid-wing monoplane with swept wings and tail surfaces and retractable tricycle undercarriage powered by a Bristol Orpheus BOr 3 turbojet The company was contracted to build three prototypes the first aircraft flying on the 26 July 1957 The second aircraft incorporated improvements and had a slightly longer fuselage Development was discontinued and only two aircraft were built due to unsatisfacoty performance U S Navy Naval Aviation News October 1959 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1959/Oct59 pdf p 20 ca 1958 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Breguet Taon |