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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter GA.11
    Last Military Serial:XE668 RN
    Construction Number:HABL-003012
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter GA.11 sn XE668 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bristol Outdoor Pursuits Centre (aka Hamburger Hill), Hunstrete, Somerset - North East and Bath, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Hunter F.4.
    Built by Hawker Aircraft (Blackpool) Ltd.

    6 June 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XE668.

    June 1955

    Transferred to 5 MU, RAF Kemble.

    Transferred to 4SQN.
    Operated with markings: X

    Transferred to 26SQN.
    Operated with markings: A

    1961

    Assigned to Unknown Location, UK for storage.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XE668.

    Converted to a Hunter GA.11.
    Converted by Hawker Aircraft Ltd at Kingston-upon-Thames.

    11 March 1963

    First flight post-conversion.

    Transferred to RNAS Belfast and Short Brothers Ltd.

    August 1964

    Transferred to 738 NAS, RNAS Brawdy.
    Operated with markings: 787

    From January 1968 to March 1969

    Assigned to 5 MU, RAF Kemble for storage.

    March 1969

    Transferred to RNAS Lee-On-Solent.
    For fitment of nose Harley Light, carried out by Naval Air Trial Installation Unit (NATIU).

    August 1969

    Transferred to FRU, Airwork, Hurn Airport.
    Operated with markings: 835

    Markings Applied: 832

    October 1972

    Transferred to FRU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    December 1972

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Operated with markings: 832, VL

    From March 1977 to July 1980

    Assigned to Unkown Location, UK for storage.

    July 1980

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Operated with markings: 832, VL

    31 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    2 February 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    March 1985

    Transferred to School of Aircraft Handling (SAH), RNAS Culdrose.
    Operated with markings: 832, DD

    From March 1985 to August 1993

    New serial number assigned: A2733 RN

    August 1993

    To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fire School, RNAS Predannack, Predannack Wollas/Ruan Major, Cornwall, England.
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    1997


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye

    To Bristol Outdoor Pursuits Centre (aka Hamburger Hill), Hunstrete, Somerset-North East and Bath, England.
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    The FRADU Hunters Web-Site by Mark Russell
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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