Corrected entry: The jet flying by in the last scene has not been in service for decades. It's a vintage 1950's collector's item.
redbaron2000
27th Aug 2003
28 Days Later (2002)
Correction: I think it's a BAE Systems Hawk which the FAF (Finnish Air Force) actually uses as a trainer and reconnaissance aircraft. So they might have actually used an actual Finnish jet in this scene. At first it might appear as Mig 15 or Mig 19 but with slow motion you can clearly see the pointy nosecone which is not present in a Mig nor did the FAF ever even use Mig 15 or 19s.
It is a Hawker Hunter.
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Correction: Perhaps this was the only technology available to whoever was flying it. After all, we don't KNOW what else was happening around the world throughout the film; that's part of the point of it. Who knows what's been going on?
redbaron2000
What plane was it I'm trying to figure out?
At first I also thought it was an F86, but upon closer inspection I was able to rule that out. It might be an F84 - just too hard to tell because you can't get a clear enough shot of the aircraft.
Its a BAE Systems Hawk.
Also Finland is a sparsely populated place with a pretty cold climate so a disease like that wouldn't really survive that well.