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98 Squadron's First Hunter F.4s.   So new that not only do they not have Sabrina link collectors but they do not yet have the Squadron markings - about Apr55.
On the left is WW656 O which arrived on 98 Sqn on Wed 20Apr55.   It was first delivered to the RAF on 6Apr55 at 33MU.  It was passed on to 229 OCU (as RS-5) on Mon 8Apr57.   It was eventually scrapped at Dunsfold in Jun64.
The right Hunter is WW658, later to be marked as O, also arrived on 98 Sqn on 20Apr55.    Originally delivered on 30Mar55 to 5MU, and returned there when 98 Sqn was disbanded 8Apr57.   It was finally scrapped at Dunsfold in Aug64.   (Thanks to Les Birch.)
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