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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter F.58
    Last Military Serial:J-4022 SwiAF
    Construction Number:41H-697389
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter F.58 sn J-4022 SwiAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum of Hungarian Aviation, Szolnok, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1958

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

    19 February 1959

    First flight.
    Piloted by David Lockspeiser.

    2 April 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-4022.
    Flown from UK to Emmen.

    21 April 1959

    Transferred to Unknown Squadron.

    Transferred to Allocated to Patrouille Suisse Display Team.

    Markings Applied: 22, 30
    White 22 on nose, yellow 30 on tail, Patrouille Suisse markings over standard camouflage, 30 Jahre Patrouille Suisse in yellow on rear fuselage.

    24 July 1993


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hunter F.58 of the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic display team on the flight-line at the 1993 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

    September 1994


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Nancy, France; Patrouille Suisse Display Team; last P.S. display on Hawker Hunters

    16 December 1994

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Swiss Air Force.

    27 July 1995

    Last flight.
    Flown from Dubendorf to Szolnok AB, Hungary.

    27 July 1995

    Placed on display with Museum of Hungarian Aviation, Szolnok, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok.
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    7 August 2005


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Hungarian AF Museum Szolnok. In colour scheme of Patrouille Suisse (30 year anniversary)


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    European Military Out of Service 2014 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Swiss Hunters

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Jacqueline Fischer
    Robert Nichols

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