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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter GA.11
    Last Military Serial:XE707 RN
    Construction Number:HABL-003037
    Last Civil Registration:N707XE
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hunter GA.11 sn XE707 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England

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    Dates

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    1955

    Constructed as a Hunter F.4.
    There is confusion regarding the c/n of this airframe. The CAA quote HABL003037, the FAA quote HABL004048. Apparently Hunters carry two c/n - one for the nose section of the airframe, and one for the centre fuselage. In the UK the centre section c/n is used as reference by the Civil Aviation Authority when registering the airframe

    13 August 1955

    First flight.

    1 September 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XE707.

    1 September 1955

    Transferred to 5 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kemble.

    Transferred to 93SQN, RAF Jever, FRG.

    Transferred to 118SQN, RAF Jever.

    1960

    Assigned to Unknown Location for storage.
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    January 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XE707.

    January 1961

    Transferred to RNAS Abroath.
    As a Ground Instruction airframe.

    Transferred to Hawker Siddeley, Dunsfold.
    Sent to Hawker for conversion.

    1962

    Converted to a Hunter GA.11.

    4 July 1963

    First post-reassembly Flight.

    7 August 1963

    Transferred to 738SQN RNAS Lossiemouth.

    7 August 1963

    Markings Applied: 640

    By December 1963

    Base of operations changed.

    December 1964

    Transferred to 764SQN, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    December 1964

    Markings Applied: 697

    February 1968

    To Hawker Siddley Dunsfold for use in development of new cockpit arrangement for the GA11 - operating from Boscombe Down by 1968-10.

    December 1968

    Transferred to Fleet Air Arm.
    Returned to operational duties.

    December 1968

    Markings Applied: 689

    23 October 1969

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

    January 1970

    Transferred to Fleet Requirements Unit, Hurn.

    January 1970

    Markings Applied: 860

    Markings Applied: 833

    October 1972

    Base of operations changed.

    December 1972

    Transferred to Fleet Requirements and Direction Unit (FRADU), RNAS Yeovilton.

    June 1973

    Assigned to Unknown Location for storage.
    Put into long-term storage.
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    October 1978

    Rear fuselage used in the repair of XE689.

    1981

    Fitted with the rear fuselage of ex Danish Hunter F51 E-410 which was in storage at Dunsfold.

    19 March 1982

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    19 March 1982

    Markings Applied: 865, VL
    In the extra dark sea grey and white c/s.

    25 March 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    30 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton arrivals day for the Airshow

    9 November 1983

    Markings Applied: 865, VL
    Repainted at RAF St Athan in overall dark sea grey (the first FRADU aircraft to be repainted in this scheme).

    2 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton arrivals day for the Airshow

    7 September 1990


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hunter GA.11 of the Fleet Requirements and Direction Unit (FRADU) based at RNAS Yeovilton on final approach to RAF Kinloss in September 1990

    21 April 1994

    Final flight with FRADU.

    November 1994

    Sold to George Lazik for GBP 6500 in November 1994.

    31 January 1995

    To Amalgamated Air Services (On Behalf of George Lazik) with new c/r G-BVYH.

    Flown to Exeter Airport for preparation for export to USA.

    June 1995

    Ferry flight.
    Exeter to USA.

    6 June 1995

    Civil registration, G-BVYH, cancelled.

    July 1995

    To George Lazik with new c/r N707XE.

    January 1998

    To Allied Aircraft Holdings Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N707XE.
    Overhauled in California by david Risdale.

    Circa 1999


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA

    28 April 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX707XE (HAWKER HUNTER GA11, 41H-004048) issued.

    2005

    Returned to the UK.

    10 July 2010

    To Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England.
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    20 July 2014


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Bentwaters, Suffolk, UK

    23 January 2018

    Civil registration, N707XE, cancelled.


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    Aerodata Quantum+
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    The FRADU Hunters Web-Site by Mark Russell

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Robert Nichols

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