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Hunters here and there
- johnwickenden
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Hunters here and there
and now for something completely different...well, maybe not....but here's some Hunters to feast your peepers on
The Beck Row Hunter, XG210
XG210 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
Hunter T7 XL621 / G-BNCX at Brooklands way back in 1998
G-BNCX - XL621 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
another twin stick....XL591 at the Gatwick Aviation Museum
XL591-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XE627 at Duxford
XE627-Duxford by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XL592 of the Parkhouse Collection at Booker
XL592=Booker by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XF300 / G-BZPC masquerading as WB188 outside a car sales in Melksham
G-BZPC-Melksham by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XF375 at Old Sarum
BDAM-XF375-OldSarum by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
WW654 at the old Ford Aerodrome
WW654-Ford by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
T8 WT799 at the Blue Lagoon Diving Centre, Womersley
WT799-Womersley by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
T7 XL612 when it was at Swansea
XL612-Swansea by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
and here at St Athan in 2017 prior to it's move to France
XL612-StAthan by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XF418 at Hermeskeil Museum
43-XF418 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XX467 at Newark
Newark-XX467-Hunter-010819 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
F58 J-4085 outside the flying club at Geneva International
J-4085-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
finally T7N outside Alba Power, the Mill of Monquich, Scotland
N-315-Mill of Monquich by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
The Beck Row Hunter, XG210
XG210 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
Hunter T7 XL621 / G-BNCX at Brooklands way back in 1998
G-BNCX - XL621 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
another twin stick....XL591 at the Gatwick Aviation Museum
XL591-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XE627 at Duxford
XE627-Duxford by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XL592 of the Parkhouse Collection at Booker
XL592=Booker by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XF300 / G-BZPC masquerading as WB188 outside a car sales in Melksham
G-BZPC-Melksham by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XF375 at Old Sarum
BDAM-XF375-OldSarum by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
WW654 at the old Ford Aerodrome
WW654-Ford by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
T8 WT799 at the Blue Lagoon Diving Centre, Womersley
WT799-Womersley by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
T7 XL612 when it was at Swansea
XL612-Swansea by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
and here at St Athan in 2017 prior to it's move to France
XL612-StAthan by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XF418 at Hermeskeil Museum
43-XF418 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
XX467 at Newark
Newark-XX467-Hunter-010819 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
F58 J-4085 outside the flying club at Geneva International
J-4085-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
finally T7N outside Alba Power, the Mill of Monquich, Scotland
N-315-Mill of Monquich by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr
Its gonna rain, its gonna rain till the levee breaks, a tidal wave of fear and pain washes us away, another fight into the night until nothing else remains, how do we find harbour from the Hurricane?
www.flickr.com/wickenden1967
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- Blue Diamond
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Re: Hunters here and there
Can't go wrong with a selection of Hunters. I was at Wildenrath back in September 1985 when they rolled out XF418 in its new colour scheme. She's lost her shine since then though.
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Re: Hunters here and there
for me personally I have always had a soft spot for the dear old Hunter, whilst being an avid luvva of the F4 - F104 to me the Hunter is one of the best looking A/c
with no stores/tanks aka things under wings. When I started in mid 60's we had West Raynham but obviously travel was different then but at least Coltishall would always have a few at their BoB's.my best times photo wise were at Brawdy 78/79 shows
with no stores/tanks aka things under wings. When I started in mid 60's we had West Raynham but obviously travel was different then but at least Coltishall would always have a few at their BoB's.my best times photo wise were at Brawdy 78/79 shows
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Re: Hunters here and there
Very nice selection of a beautiful aircraft
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Hi John
Still one of THE most beautiful aircraft ever designed and built, IMHO
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Still one of THE most beautiful aircraft ever designed and built, IMHO
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Re: Hunters here and there
Lovely set of photos thank you. I worked on Hunters at Wittering 1973-5.
ex-RAF Hunter, Harrier and Wessex mechanic
Re: Hunters here and there
Simply one of the best looking aircraft ever designed.
- Nighthawke
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Re: Hunters here and there
The Hunter was/is certainly a beautiful aircraft and looks good in just about any colour scheme. Good selection of images to brighten up the day a bit.
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Nice set from 'memeory lane' John. I seem to have a distant memory of a display team which use to fly Hunters or "was I only dreaming" !!!!!! Nice aircraft, thanks for sharing.
- johnwickenden
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Re: Hunters here and there
Last display team was either the Patrouille or, if British, The Blue Herons (FRADU) I believe
Its gonna rain, its gonna rain till the levee breaks, a tidal wave of fear and pain washes us away, another fight into the night until nothing else remains, how do we find harbour from the Hurricane?
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Re: Hunters here and there
According to Wiki the Suisse last flew Hunters in 1994johnwickenden wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:10 pmLast display team was either the Patrouille or, if British, The Blue Herons (FRADU) I believe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrouille_Suisse
But I saw these at Duxford April 1998 although it wasn't a show that day
J-4021 Hawker Hunter F.58 c/n 41H-691770 by eLaReF, on Flickr
Hawker Hunter Line-Up by eLaReF, on Flickr
This page suggests 1986, for the Blue Herons, the team having been resurrected for 2 displays only.
http://www.fradu-hunters.co.uk/fraduhnt/hunthrn2.html
This is presumably the Blue Herons at Greenham 1977 but I just have 'FRADU' in the header
FRADU Hunter 4-ship landing by eLaReF, on Flickr
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EDI Spotter since 1958 (When it was RAF Turnhouse)
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If you are impatient, all of my photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/co ... 913377036/
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EDI Spotter since 1958 (When it was RAF Turnhouse)
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If you are impatient, all of my photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/co ... 913377036/
Re: Hunters here and there
There was, of course, 111Sq looping 22 Hunters at Farnborough as The Black Arrows & 92 Sq The Blue Diamonds
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EDI Spotter since 1958 (When it was RAF Turnhouse)
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If you are impatient, all of my photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/co ... 913377036/
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EDI Spotter since 1958 (When it was RAF Turnhouse)
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If you are impatient, all of my photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/co ... 913377036/
Re: Hunters here and there
Thanks John and 'eLaRef' for the confirmation. It was the 'Back Arrows' I was thinking of. I also recall the Suisse operating the type. Nice additional shots.
Re: Hunters here and there
Lovely set, one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built, IMO.
For what it's worth, G-BZPC has since departed Melksham, although it's current location is unknown.
For what it's worth, G-BZPC has since departed Melksham, although it's current location is unknown.
Re: Hunters here and there
Flickr has an add-on called Dopiaza which generates albums and keeps them up-to-date as you add photos, depending on the criteria you set.
It may have lost the functionality of updating automatically, recently, but this is my 'Hunters' album it created from all my albums.
Note - Purely for fans of the Hunter!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/al ... 1137679336
It may have lost the functionality of updating automatically, recently, but this is my 'Hunters' album it created from all my albums.
Note - Purely for fans of the Hunter!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/al ... 1137679336
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EDI Spotter since 1958 (When it was RAF Turnhouse)
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If you are impatient, all of my photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/co ... 913377036/
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EDI Spotter since 1958 (When it was RAF Turnhouse)
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If you are impatient, all of my photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/co ... 913377036/
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