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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter F.58
    Last Military Serial:J-4032 SwiAF
    Construction Number:41H-697399
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter F.58 sn J-4032 SwiAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:IG Aviatik Zentralschweiz Littau, LU

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Hunter F.58 by Hawker at Kingston-upon-Thames.

    12 March 1959

    First flight.
    At Dunsfold, pilot David Lockspeiser.

    29 April 1959

    Ferry flight.
    To Kloten.

    May 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-4032.

    20 July 1991


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hunter F.58 of the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic display team at the 1991 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

    13 June 1992


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hunter F.58 of the Patrouille Suisse display team at the 1992 Air Tattoo International at Boscombe Down.

    By July 1993

    Transferred to Patrouille Suisse, Emmen.

    21 July 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RIAT RAF Fairford

    16 December 1994

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Swiss Air Force.
    At Emmen AB.

    2 June 1995

    Ferry flight.
    From Emmen to Stans-Buochs.

    16 April 1997

    Ferry flight.
    From Buochs to Raron with touch and go at Payerne, pilot Toni Wirz.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Raron Airfield, Raron, Valais.
    Stored with BAMF Reserve.
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    To IG Aviatik Zentralschweiz Littau, LU.
    Stored dismantled.

    October 2023

    To unknown owner.
    Exported to Canada (Lortie).
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Air Forces Directory (Mach III Publishing) by Ian Carroll
    Internet Sources
     Swiss Hunters
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
    Thorsten Ruchel
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