Arguably the most controversial aircraft in British history, the TSR2 still has the power to divide opinion. Was it rightly cancelled or a missed opportunity? Dr Kevin Wright weighs up the arguments.

Technological masterpiece or expensive white elephant? Whatever your viewpoint, there’s no denying the enigmatic British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) TSR2 still casts a shadow over the British aircraft industry more than half a century after it first took to the air.