Kestrel (deleted aircraft)

For the Insurrectionist ship, see Kestrel The Kestrel is a UNSC aircraft cut from Halo: Combat Evolved in early stages of development. Various pieces of concept art for the craft were shown in the Halo 2 Collector's Edition disc, and the name Kestrel is also found in the Halo: Combat Evolved game code.

Trivia

 * The Kestrel may have been an early version of the Hornet or Hawk, as both are quite similar looking.
 * The name Kestrel was also that of a cargo ship in Halo: The Cole Protocol.
 * It was placed by modders into custom maps available only to Halo: Custom Edition.
 * The aircraft could possibly be named for the Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1, the direct forerunner and prototype of the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier jump-jet, the only VTOL jet currently in active service.