Delivered to the RAF as a Hunter F.4 in 1955. To the Royal Navy and converted to a Hunter T.8 in 1963 then to a T.8C in 1980. Stored at Shawbury in 1995. Preserved on the gate at RAF Valley in RAF colours from 1996 then to Tacla Taid Transport Museum, Anglesey in 2017.

Hunter F.4 WV396 was delivered to 5 MU in 1955, being issued to 20 Sqdn at RAF Oldenburg in 1956, later switched to 26 Sqdn there. Flown back to Kemble in 1957, it next joined 229 OCU at Chivenor. In 1963 it returned to Hawkers at Dunsfold for conversion to T.8 for the Royal Navy, operating with 795 NAS at Brawdy, Heron Flight at Yeovilton (as seen here) and lastly FRADU from 1980 to 1995 when placed in storage at Shawbury. In 1996 it became gate guard at RAF Valley painted to represent a 4 FTS aircraft in their red/white colours. Removed in 2017 and now at Anglesey Transport Museum.

Built as an F4, converted to a T7 sometime after June 1957, and issued to 229 OCU at RAF Chivenor on 12 August 1957, where it was in service for six years. Converted to a T8 for the Royal Navy, entering service at Brawdy in February 1965, and moving to Yeovilton in June 1969. After a short period of storage at Shawbury from May 1995 it became RAF Valley's gate guard as 9249M on 26 November 1996. It was moved to the Anglesey Transport Museum for preservation in July 2018.

Built as an F4, converted to a T7 sometime after June 1957, and issued to 229 OCU at RAF Chivenor on 12 August 1957, where it was in service for six years. Converted to a T8 for the Royal Navy, entering service at Brawdy in February 1965, and moving to Yeovilton in June 1969. After a short period of storage at Shawbury from May 1995 it became RAF Valley's gate guard as 9249M on 26 November 1996. It was moved to the Anglesey Transport Museum for preservation in July 2018.

RAF Valley Gate Guard. This Hunter replaced a Gnat T1 in 1997 (Vampire T11 prior to that) and in 2017 was itself replaced by a Hawk T1 on the gate. This aircraft was actually a Royal Navy T8C and did not serve with 4 FTS.

Despite its rather faded appearance at the time, this Hunter remains such an attractive aircraft. When this photo was taken in 2011 it was the Gate Guard for RAF Valley, but has since been replaced by a black BAe Hawk T1 (XX156). However, the aircraft remains in Anglesey, at a museum.

Gate guard - since removed and preserved at the Tadla Taid Museum, Newborough, Anglesey.