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Yet another shot of the same 4 squadron Hunter F.6 line up.   Left to right: H and C with 2Sqn's Hanger 3 in the background.

Hunter F.6 XE548 H arrived on 4sqn Wed 12 Feb 1958 and left on Thu 12 Jan 1961.   1st Flt on 6Feb56 by Duncan Simpson. Cen. Fuse. C/N 41H-679923, 23Feb56 5MU Kemble, to 4sqn H 12Feb58, to 5MU 12Jan61, converted to Rhodesian FR9 No 120.

Hunter F.6 XJ639 C arrived on 4sqn Fri 22 Mar 1957 and left on Wed 4 Jan 1961.   1st Flt 3Jan57 by David Lockspeiser was delivered to 33MU on 11Mar57.   To 4sqn on 22Mar57 and left for 2sqn on 4Jan61 as C.   Then to 19MU St Athan on 21Mar61 and to 229OCU in Dec64.   To 1TWU 234Sqn as 31 in 75.   GIA Cranwell as 8687M in Jun95 then stored dismantled at Ipswich.   In 98 to Ben Bartell's Jet Centre (previously McCarthy Aviation) North Weald, Hangar 7, Epping, Essex.   Delivered by road from Ipswich in Feb01 to Exeter for eventual restoration by Classic Jets.   Barry Pearson's Hunter Flying Club, Exeter.   Sold on e-bay 9May06 for £4667.00 to a private buyer.(Click to see).

(Thanks to Bill Simmons.)
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