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Old 24th Nov 2017, 08:42
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Chris Royle
 
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Some more from a friend who is a Hunter expert and who grew up within the Chivenor circuit.

I remember that Hunter! It was delivered to Chiv by road from Devizes in Wiltshire, where it had been outside an ATC Sqn hut for several years. Presumably they lost it when its condition deteriorated and it was issued to the firemen at Chivenor. It didn't go onto the fire dump straight away but was parked outside the main hangars for a while, where the enquirer saw it. Serial was WV323 (one number away from the Hunter that I had a ride in) an F4 (straight leading edge). Note also absence of ejector seat....understandably.
Some more from this web site

WV323 Hawker Hunter F4 f/f 08/06/1955, d/d 28/06/1955, to 7686M, perished Chivenor dump
Do you have any more photos of Hunters at Chivenor?
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