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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter F.58
    Last Military Serial:J-4090 SwiAF
    Construction Number:41H-697457
    Last Civil Registration:N330AX
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter F.58 sn J-4090 SwiAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hunter Aviation International Inc, Newark, DE

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    Dates

    Event

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

    15 December 1959

    First flight.
    First flight at Dunsfold, Pilot: Don Lucey.

    20 January 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-4090.
    Delivered to Emmen.

    4 February 1960

    Transferred to 6 and 15 Flieger Staffel.
    Served with 6 and 15 FlgSt.

    8 November 1994

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Swiss Air Force.
    After Hours logged: 2494.04, and landings:1483taken out of service at Meiringen AFB.

    12 July 1995

    Ferry flight.
    From Emmen to Southend UK. Pilot Michael Jenner.

    After 28 September 1995

    Modified at Exeter Airport UK.

    2 October 1995

    To Sark International Airways Ltd, Hurn Airport, UK.

    December 1997

    To Champion Fighter Museum, Mesa, AZ.
    However, not ferried to USA and remained in UK.

    1998

    To Old Flying Machine Company, Duxford.

    19 January 1999

    To Classic Aviation Ltd, C/O The Old Flying Machine Company, Duxford Airfield, Duxford, Cambridge with new c/r G-SIAL (HAWKER HUNTER MK.58, 41H-697457).

    13 July 2000


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Duxford, UK

    2003

    To Hawker Hunter Aviation (HHA).

    2003

    Based with RAF Scampton, UK.

    13 March 2008

    Civil registration, G-SIAL, cancelled.

    To Northern Lights, Jean Lesage International Airport, Quebec City, QC.
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    2008

    To Hunter Aviation International Inc, Newark, DE with new c/r N330AX.

    To Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, Hampton/Newport News/Poquoson, Newport News, VA.
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    4 September 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX330AX (HAWKER HUNTER MK.58, 41H-697457) issued.

    8 May 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: On approach to NAS Point Mugu

    20 July 2015


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at NAS Fallon NV

    10 April 2018

    To TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee, North Salt Lake, UT keeping c/r N330AX.

    28 June 2021

    To Hunter Aviation International Inc, Newark, DE keeping c/r N330AX.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Swiss Hunters
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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