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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter GA.11
    Last Military Serial:WT809 RN
    Construction Number:41H-670752
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter GA.11 sn WT809 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Hunter F.4.

    13 April 1955

    First flight.
    Pilot Hugh Merewether.

    28 June 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WT809.

    Transferred to 66SQN, RAF Linton-On-Ouse.

    Markings Applied: G

    Transferred to Station Flight, RAF Linton-On-Ouse.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WT809.

    Converted to a Hunter GA.11.

    April 1963

    Transferred to 788 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    April 1963

    Markings Applied: 639

    December 1963

    Transferred to 788 NAS, RNAS Brawdy.

    1964

    Transferred to 764 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    1964

    Markings Applied: 696

    From December 1966 to June 1967

    Transferred to 5MU, RAF Kemble.
    For maintenance.

    June 1967

    Transferred to 764 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    June 1967

    Markings Applied: 697

    10 July 1971


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hunter GA.11 of 764 Naval Air Squadron at the 1971 RNAS Lossiemouth Open Day.

    July 1972

    To RNAS Lee-on-Solent for modifications.

    21 May 1973

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    21 May 1973

    Markings Applied: 737

    1 April 1974

    To RNAS Lee-on-Solent for fitting of Harley Light.

    Circa May 1974

    Markings Applied: 867, VL

    27 August 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hunter GA.11 of the Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit (FRADU) based at RNAS Yeovilton on the flight-line at the 1978 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete.

    23 January 1980


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    September 1980

    Assigned to 5MU, RAF Kemble for storage.
    For mods and long-term storage.

    1982

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    31 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    March 1984

    Assigned to RAF Shawbury for storage.

    From January 1985 to March 1985

    To RAF St Athan for painting in overall dark sea grey.

    3 May 1985

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    14 June 1988

    Destroyed in a crash.
    On finals for RNAS Yeovilton it suffered an engine flameout, pilot took action to avoid populated areas and ejected at low level, aircraft destroyed.
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     The FRADU Hunters Web-Site by Mark Russell
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