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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter T.7
    Last Military Serial:XL577 RAF
    Construction Number:41H-003315
    Last Civil Registration:G-XMHD
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter T.7 sn XL577 RAF cn 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:Midair Squadron Ltd, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derbyshire

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1958

    Constructed as a Hunter T.7.

    30 April 1958

    First flight.
    By Frank Bullen.

    15 July 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XL577.

    15 July 1958

    Assigned to 19 Maintenance Unit, RAF Saint Athan for storage.

    25 August 1958

    Transferred to 229 Operational Conversion Unit, 234SQN, RAF Chivenor.
    (ref Xtradecal sheet X72123).

    By 1960

    Markings Applied: ES, 82
    RAF Trainer c/s of silver overall with yellow bands on rear fuselage and wings, ES on fuselage yellow band. 82 on top of tail (ref Xtradecal sheet X72123).

    November 1974

    Base of operations changed.

    November 1976

    Transferred to Tactical Weapons Unit, RAF Brawdy.

    April 1979

    Transferred to RAF Kemble.
    For major overhaul.

    Transferred to 237 Operational Conversion Unit, 2 Tactical Weapons Unit, RAF Lossiemouth.

    16 March 1981

    New serial number assigned: 8676M RAF

    16 March 1981

    Transferred to RAF Cranwell.
    As a Ground Instruction airframe.

    June 1995

    To Flight Simulation Centre, Navenby, Lincs.

    From 28 July 1997 to 26 April 2013

    To Kemble Air Services Ltd, Kemble Airfield with new c/r G-BXKF.

    By September 2004

    Markings Applied: V
    92Sqn Blue Diamonds aerobatic team c/s, code V on nosewheel door (markings originally carried by XL571 - however airframe carried its real serial XL577 during this period).

    20 September 2004

    First post-restoration Flight.

    14 July 2007


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    14 July 2007


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    10 July 2008


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    26 April 2013

    To Canberra 134 Ltd, Hanger C2, Kemble Airfield with new c/r G-XMHD.

    By June 2014

    Markings Applied: XL577
    Silver c/s overall.

    20 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Cotswold Airport, Kemble

    20 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    24 December 2014

    To Midair Squadron Ltd, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derbyshire keeping c/r G-XMHD.

    12 February 2016

    Civil registration, G-XMHD, cancelled.
    Exported to Jordan.


    Photographer: Unknown
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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