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| Airframe Number |
Sqn Letter |
Arrived |
Departed |
Destination |
| Hunter F.4s |
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| WT742 |
A |
Mon 25 Apr 1955 |
Tue 9 Apr 1957 |
Category 4 Damage Hawker Aviation Limited |
| WT747 |
B |
Mon 25 Apr 1955 |
Fri 12 Apr 1957? |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WT777 |
F |
Fri 15 Mar 1957 |
Mon 15 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WT802 |
P |
Thu 12 May 1955 |
Tue 9 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WV267 |
|
Fri 22 Mar 1957 |
Tue 9 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WV316 |
|
Fri 15 Mar 1957 |
Wed 17 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WV364 |
|
Mon 14 Nov 1955 |
Wed 18 Jan 1956 |
No 118 Squadron |
| WV368 |
|
Wed 7 Sep 1955 |
Tue 4 Oct 1955 |
No 4 Squadron |
| WV373 |
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Wed 7 Sep 1955 |
Tue 4 Oct 1955 |
No 118 Squadron |
| WV389 |
|
Fri 14 Dec 1956 |
Fri 26 Jul 1957 |
No 229 Operational Conversion Unit |
| WW647 |
C |
Thu 21 Apr 1955 |
Wed 10 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WW648 |
D |
Tue 19 Apr 1955 |
Fri 22 Mar 1957 |
No 229 Operational Conversion Unit |
| WW649 |
E |
Fri 15 Apr 1955 |
Wed 10 Jul 1957 |
5 MU. (Click to see?) |
| WW650 |
F |
Tue 19 Apr 1955 |
Fri 22 Mar 1957 |
No 222 Squadron |
| WW651 |
|
Thu 21 Apr 1955 |
Wed 3 Oct 1956 |
Category 4 Damage |
| WW652 |
G |
Tue 19 Apr 1955 |
Fri 29 Mar 1957 |
No 222 Squadron |
| WW653 |
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Thu 21 Apr 1955 |
Mon 8 Apr 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit. (Click to see). |
| WW654 |
L |
Thu 21 Apr 1955 |
Wed 7 Mar 1956 |
WW654 which was delivered to the RAF at 5 MU at Kemble on 28Mar55. It arrived on 98 Sqn on 21Apr55 as L. It was recalled to Lynham on 26Aug55 for modifications to incorporate full power controls, DME, Green Salad and armament mods. It returned to 98 Sqn on 4Nov55. On 7Mar56 it suffered what was initially Cat 3 R damage from ammunition belt links at Armament Practice Camp at Sylt. This was one of the reasons why "Sabrinas", or link collector bulges were added to the Hunter. It was re-categorised to Cat4R Fly (flyable and repairable) on 8Mar56 and sent to 19 MU at St Athan for repair work from 1Aug to 5Oct56. It was moved back to 19 MU at St Athan via 5 MU at Kemble on 8Mar58 until 8Oct59. It was declared Non-Effective Stock and struck-off charge. It was repurchased by HSA in 1961 and converted to a GA Mk.11. It was then delivered to the FAA at Lossiemouth on 04Sep62 with No.738 Sqn. FAA until the Squadron disbanded in 1970. It was then placed in storage. It was sent to FRADU in the early 1970's and was assigned the call-sign 833/VL. Between 1975 and 1980 it was used extensively as the lead aircraft for the Blue Herons, flown by the team leader Derek Morter. The aircraft was given the all-grey re-spray in 1984 but was withdrawn from use in late 1986. On 11Feb87 the wings and front fuselage of WW654 were delivered by road to Culdrose along with the rear fuselage of GA.11 XF368. After the rear fuselage left Culdrose and then returned in March, a composite airframe was assembled in Apr87. The aircraft, now christened 'A2754', was re-sprayed a few months later and given a new call-sign - 834/DD to avoid confusion with WT711/DD833. In Mar93, WW654 was withdrawn from use and moved to 820 Sqn FAA hangar for storage. It was sold to Harry Pounds and moved to Portsmouth by road on 15Dec93. In 1998 the aircraft was sold to another private owner and after restoration in Sussex it was mounted on a pole in Oving, West Sussex, UK; close to the entrance of the former Royal Naval Air Station Ford, to represent its previous life as an active airfield. It underwent a complete repaint during the summer of 2003. [Click to see] |
| WW655 |
M |
Thu 21 Apr 1955 |
Mon 15 jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WW656 |
N |
Wed 20 Apr 1955 |
Mon 8 Apr 1957 |
[See History] No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| WW658 |
O |
Wed 20 Apr 1955 |
Mon 8 Apr 1957 |
Delivered to the RAF at No 33 MU on 6Apr55 and then issued to 98 Squadron then moved to No 229 OCU as RS-5 and finally was scrapped after a total of 609 hrs 40 mins at Dunsfold in Jun64. Click to see picture. |
| XE667 |
Z |
Fri 15 Mar 1957 |
Tue 9 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| XE669 |
|
Mon 23 Jul 1956 |
Tue 4 Dec 1956 |
Category 5 Damage write off. Dave Young killed when ejecting. [Click to see report in Flight Comment.] [Click to see report in 4 Sqn F540.] |
| XE675 |
|
Fri 25 Nov 1955 |
Wed 18 Jan 1956 |
No 93 Squadron |
| XE684 |
|
Fri 29 Aug 1955 |
Mon 3 Oct 1955 |
No 4 Squadron |
| XE685 |
A |
Wed 24 Aug 1955 |
Tue 17 Jan 1956 |
Del 18Jul55, 33MU. 98 Sqn, Jever. 24Aug55. 93 Sqn. (B), Jever. CAT 4 damage 3May56. [For some unexplained reason, not mentioned in 93 Sqn F540 for 3May56.] (Click to see). Re-Purchased by HSA, 1960. Conv. to GA Mk.11. Del 6May63, 764 Sqn FAA, Lossiemouth. Used for air warfare instructor training and conversion flights. Loaned to HSA in 66 and involved in practice bombing trials. It was fitted with four practice bomb carriers under the front fuselage and one under each pylon, this would enable it to carry eight 25lb bombs. Once the trials were over the jet was returned to Lossiemouth, again as (693/LM) Store Kemble late 66. Early 67, issued to a new Unit, the Yeovilton Stn. Flt., and was given the call-sign (708/VL). Returned to 764 Sqn FAA at Lossiemouth, for a third time, coded (694/LM) until 72. Moved to Yeovilton joining the Air Direction Training Unit (ADTU) 73. Coded (731/VL), but as a result of the FRU/ADTU merger it became part of the FRADU fleet as aircraft (861/VL). It remained at Yeovilton with the FRADU, until 94 when it was retired. Sold at auction to Barry Pover, and registered to the Lightning Flying Club as G-GAII. Later incorporated into the Classic Jet Aircraft Company, XE685 made frequent airshow appearances between 95 and 98. In 99 she was flown to St Mawgan and placed in store, and a year later was delivered to North Weald for its new owner where it was maintained by The Jet Centre. Flown back to Exeter in June 2000 and placed in store by the Hunter Flying Club and again offered for sale. During 2002, XE685 was acquired by a consortium led by two former Hunter pilots. A restoration programme was begun to bring it back to flying condition. Eddie McCullagh reports after a visit to Kemble Open Day 2006, that Roger Lycett-Smith, ex-98 Sqn groundcrew, showed him this Hunter that had been on 98 Sqn. It had later gone to the Navy and been modified to a GA11. It is now privately owned and Eddie met the owner who was equally interested to meet Eddie. He isn't sure how much longer he can afford to fly it with the rising cost of fuel which has doubled in price since he bought the aircraft. He told Eddie it cost about £1,000 to fill it up which Eddie suspected included drop tanks. The aircraft has now done about 8,000 hours and is still going strong. Eddie checked his log book when he returned home and found that all the flights he had done were in 55, the year 98 Sqn got the Hunter. |
| XE687 |
G |
Fri 22 Mar 1957 |
Thu 25 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| XE707 |
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Fri 22 Mar 1957 |
Thu 18 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| XE718 |
A |
Wed 27 Mar 1957 |
Fri 9 Jul 1957 |
No 5 Maintenance Unit |
| XF996 |
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Thu 3 Jan 1957 |
Sat 20 Jul 1957 |
No 229 Operational Conversion Unit |
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