111 Sqadron Hunter restored
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111 Sqadron Hunter restored
Nice story and must have been a heck of a day for the previous "Owner". Used to get goosebumps when Farnborough came on and 111 in attendance, though memory dims and I thought, wrongly, they went on to Lightnings. Hope I can post the BBC link.
BBC News - RAF Black Arrows Hawker Hunter 'presented' to ex-pilot
BBC News - RAF Black Arrows Hawker Hunter 'presented' to ex-pilot
His Hawker Hunter was later grounded, modified to look like a Russian MiG and used for target practice.
But, truly. What a great story.
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Great story
Great story
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Was this aircraft used for target practice? I thought it was the Hunterski that previous sat at North Luffenham for bomb heads to practice disarming defecting Warsaw Pact aircraft?
To this day, I remember seeing CXI displaying their Hunters at the last ever RAF Merryfield Air Show in 1958 - utterly outstanding!
It had been a sunny day, but distant dark clouds to the northwest highlighted the Hunters' white smoke superbly.
It had been a sunny day, but distant dark clouds to the northwest highlighted the Hunters' white smoke superbly.
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It took the guys of EOD North Luffenham -a superb Wittering Station Commander who was prepared to help with the paperwork and the co-operation of the AAC at Wattisham to allow her to return and support her restoration.
I can say without a doubt that Maggie Aggiss at Wattisham Museum was her last chance -numerous museums had been contacted but had declined due to the work involved in restoring her . It has taken a reasonable amount of money - a lot of volunteer time and bags of determination to get her to this state.
To see Roger get back in her cockpit made it all worthwhile!
I can say without a doubt that Maggie Aggiss at Wattisham Museum was her last chance -numerous museums had been contacted but had declined due to the work involved in restoring her . It has taken a reasonable amount of money - a lot of volunteer time and bags of determination to get her to this state.
To see Roger get back in her cockpit made it all worthwhile!
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I was a pretty green Boy Entrant in 1958, although had immersed myself in all things aviation for quite some years before. For me, it was a no brainer to grab an opportunity for a free of charge day outing to Farnborough for the (then) annual SBAC show.
I had seen formation aerobatics before on several occasions, but the 22 Hunter loop was absolutely gobsmackingly stunning; film/video simply does not do it justice. We had the edge on so many different aviation steps in those days........
Sadly, a bygone era !
Lots of kudos to the restoration team.
I had seen formation aerobatics before on several occasions, but the 22 Hunter loop was absolutely gobsmackingly stunning; film/video simply does not do it justice. We had the edge on so many different aviation steps in those days........
Sadly, a bygone era !
Lots of kudos to the restoration team.
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