| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 853 |
| Alternate Serial: | XF426 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Hunter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Hunter |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Hunter FR10 |
| C/n (msn): | S4/U/3302 |
| Operator Titles: | Oman - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | CosfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGWC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 April 2022 |
| Photo by: | Trevor Thornton |
| Photo ID: | 451740 |
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XF426 was built as an F.6 and served with 208 Squadron RAF before conversion to FR.10 standard. She was presented to the Royal Jordanian Air Force and re-serialled as 853. During 1975 she was gifted to the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (later Royal Air Force of Oman). By 1993 she had been retired and in 2003 RAFO donated her to the RAF Museum at Hendon, where she served as a gate guard. In March 2017 she was transferred to Cosford where she remains in open storage. (Information from Thunder and Lightnings.co.uk) This photo is copyright © Trevor Thornton, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 April 2022, and has since been viewed 256 times. |