
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | WV267 |
Military Code: | VL-836 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Hunter |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Hunter |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Hunter GA11 |
C/n (msn): | 41H/670769 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
Unit Markings: | FRADU - Fleet Requirements and Aircraft Direction Unit |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | AbingdonMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUD IATA: ABB Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Battle of Britain at Home Day 1983 |
Photo Date: | 10 September 1983 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 683143 |
Photo Comment |
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Assigned to the Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit (FRADU) stationed at Yeovilton. Flew for the Blue Herons display team. Delivered to the RAF as a T.4 in 1955. To the Royal Navy in 1962 and converted to a GA.11. Damaged beyond repair by a bird strike at Yeovilton in 1985. To Culdrose in 1986 and used as ground trainer A2737 then A2650. Sold in 1994 and moved to North Weald. Shipped to Chino, CA in 1996 and used for parts. Moved to Tulsa, OK and broken up in 2012. Front fuselage to Broken Arrow, OK. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 May 2024, and has since been viewed 176 times. |