Hawker Hunter - How many operational in UK?
 

Prior to the recent Tragedy at Shoreham, how many Hunters were operational (both Civilian and Military) in the UK?

And does the CAA directive apply to those in Military use?

PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)

Condolences to ALL affected by this Tragedy

None with the military, AFAIK.

Fifteen on the civil register, of which around half are currently operational, I believe:

https://www.caa.co.uk/application.as...AWKER%20HUNTER

There are four Hunters flying with Hawker Hunter Aviation at Scampton, undertaking assorted tasks on behalf of the MoD, often for the Royal Navy. All are operated on the military aircraft register, and as such should be exempt from the CAA ruling.

Three are ex-Swiss F.58s, serialled ZZ190, ZZ191 and ZZ194, and the other is T.8B XF995. This latter aircraft has previously been civil registered as G-BZSF, but was transferred to the MAR in 2007.

Oops, I'd forgotten about those.

Curiously, ZZ194 is still also current on the civil register as G-HHAC.

As a strange aside, a friend was watching hunters flying around only the other day in Hawaii and told me about them as he was so surprised. Apparently they are part of a stable of ex-Swiss AF aircraft seemingly doing military training contracts for the US Navy. Next day was Shoreham and fate was the hunter :(


SHJ

Close, but no cigar ;)

These were US registered with 'AX' at the end of their registrations and the company had 'Hunter xxxxx xxxx' as it's name.


SHJ

You mean Hunter Aviation International.

President: Andre Lortie

But it's OK, I don't smoke anyway, :O

There's one (2 seater) in Woking town centre but it's definitely non operational as it's on a pole outside a nightclub.

Nice atmospheric shot of it:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../2/0462221.jpg

It's not often you get to use the words "atmospheric" and "Woking" in the same sentence. :O

In certain light you can just make out the airframe number under the paint.
Next to it is a Martian War Machine from 'War of the Worlds', written by HG when he lived in the area.

Paul Weller ? A Woking boy at heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3HG...el=WellerWorld



SHJ