| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XL580 |
| Military Code: | VL-717 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Hunter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Hunter |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Hunter T8M |
| C/n (msn): | 41H/693730 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | FRADU - Fleet Requirements and Aircraft Direction Unit |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | YeoviltonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGDY IATA: YEO Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Yeovilton International Air Day 1982 |
| Photo Date: | 31 July 1982 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 654551 |
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Delivered to the Royal Navy as Hunter T.8 XL580 in 1958. Converted to a T.8C in 1966 then to a T.8M in 1981. Withdrawn from use at Yeovilton in 1993. Transferred to the Fleet Air Arm Museum (FAAM) in 1994. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 February 2024, and has since been viewed 290 times. |