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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter T.68
    Last Military Serial:J-4206 SwiAF
    Construction Number:HABL003207/41H-670841
    Last Civil Registration:HB-RVV
    Latest Owner or Location:Verein Hunter Flying Group, Altenrhein, Switzerland

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1956

    Constructed as a Hunter F.50 by Hawker at Blackpool.

    5 December 1956

    First flight.
    At Squires Gate.

    2 February 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Flygvapnet with s/n 34072.
    Swedish designation was J34.

    1970

    To Hawker Siddeley with new c/r G-9-413.

    Circa 1972

    Converted to a Hunter T.68.
    With new-build front section.

    Circa 1972

    New construction number, 41H-670841, assigned to the airframe.

    3 June 1975

    Transported by ground.
    From UK to Emmen.

    From June 1975 to By April 1976

    Reassembled.
    At Emmen.

    28 April 1976

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-4206.

    Transferred to Fliegerstaffel-24.

    Transferred to Fliegerstaffel-5.

    14 June 1994

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Swiss Air Force.
    At Payerne AFB.

    14 June 1995

    Ferry flight.
    From Payerne to Stans Buochs, piloted by Tony Wirz and Luisier.

    2 April 1997

    Ferry flight.
    From Stans Buochs to Raron - piloted by V Gunten and R Rohrbach.

    Assigned to Raron (BAMF Reserve) for storage.

    2001

    To Hunter Flying Group, Altenhein with new c/r HB-RVV (HUNTER T.MK.68, 41H670841).

    Circa 2001

    To Fliegermuseum (Swiss Flying Museum), Altenrhein Airport, Altenrhein, Saint Gallen.
    View the Location Dossier

    21 November 2001

    To Verein Hunter Flying Group, Altenrhein, Switzerland keeping c/r HB-RVV.

    23 June 2005


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: arriving at Zeltweg Air Show, Austria

    24 June 2005


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye

    24 June 2005


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Airpower 2005, Zeltweg, Austria

    23 August 2009


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: over Kestenholtz

    18 July 2011


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT Departures Day

    20 August 2011


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: St Stephan, Switzerland
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     Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confederation Suisse
    Swiss Hunters
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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