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1955 |
Constructed as a Hunter F.4. |
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13 August 1955 |
First flight. |
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1 September 1955 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XE707. |
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1 September 1955 |
Transferred to 5 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kemble. |
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Transferred to 93SQN, RAF Jever, FRG. |
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Transferred to 118SQN, RAF Jever. |
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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. |
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January 1961 |
Transferred to RNAS Abroath. |
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Transferred to Hawker Siddeley, Dunsfold. |
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1962 |
Converted to a Hunter GA.11. |
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4 July 1963 |
First post-reassembly Flight. |
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7 August 1963 |
Transferred to 738SQN RNAS Lossiemouth. |
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7 August 1963 |
Markings Applied: 640 |
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By December 1963 |
Base of operations changed. |
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December 1964 |
Transferred to 764SQN, RNAS Lossiemouth. |
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December 1964 |
Markings Applied: 697 |
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February 1968 |
To Hawker Siddley Dunsfold for use in development of new cockpit arrangement for the GA11 - operating from Boscombe Down by 1968-10. |
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December 1968 |
Transferred to Fleet Air Arm. |
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December 1968 |
Markings Applied: 689 |
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23 October 1969 |
To RNAS Lee-on-Solent for fitting of Harley Light in nose. |
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January 1970 |
Transferred to Fleet Requirements Unit, Hurn. |
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January 1970 |
Markings Applied: 860 |
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Markings Applied: 833 |
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October 1972 |
Base of operations changed. |
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December 1972 |
Transferred to Fleet Requirements and Direction Unit (FRADU), RNAS Yeovilton. |
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June 1973 |
Assigned to Unknown Location for storage. |
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October 1978 |
Rear fuselage used in the repair of XE689. |
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1981 |
Fitted with the rear fuselage of ex Danish Hunter F51 E-410 which was in storage at Dunsfold. |
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19 March 1982 |
Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton. |
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19 March 1982 |
Markings Applied: 865, VL |
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25 March 1982 |
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30 July 1982 |
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9 November 1983 |
Markings Applied: 865, VL |
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2 August 1984 |
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7 September 1990 |
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21 April 1994 |
Final flight with FRADU. |
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November 1994 |
Sold to George Lazik for GBP 6500 in November 1994. |
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31 January 1995 |
To Amalgamated Air Services (On Behalf of George Lazik) with new c/r G-BVYH. |
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Flown to Exeter Airport for preparation for export to USA. |
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June 1995 |
Ferry flight. |
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6 June 1995 |
Civil registration, G-BVYH, cancelled. |
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July 1995 |
To George Lazik with new c/r N707XE. |
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January 1998 |
To Allied Aircraft Holdings Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N707XE. |
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Circa 1999 |
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28 April 2000 |
Certificate of airworthiness for NX707XE (HAWKER HUNTER GA11, 41H-004048) issued. |
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2005 |
Returned to the UK. |
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10 July 2010 |
To Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England. |
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20 July 2014 |
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23 January 2018 |
Civil registration, N707XE, cancelled. |
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