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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hunter
    Latest Model:Hunter T.8C
    Last Military Serial:WT722 RN
    Construction Number:41H-670689
    Last Civil Registration:G-BWGN
    Latest Owner or Location:Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport / Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Hunter F.4.
    Apparently the identification 41H-695943 has also quoted for this airframe. This is believed to be incorrect.

    4 February 1955

    First flight.

    23 May 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WT722.

    Transferred to 54SQN.

    Transferred to 26SQN.

    1957

    Converted to a Hunter T.8C.
    At Hawkers.

    10 April 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WT722.

    Transferred to 703SQN, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    Transferred to 764SQN, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    Transferred to 759SQN, RNAS Brawdy.

    1970

    Transferred to Air Direction Training Unit (ADTU), RNAS Yeovilton.

    1972

    Transferred to Fleet Requirements Air Direction Unit (FRADU), RNAS Yeovilton.
    Operated with markings: 878, VL
    ADTU and FRU combined to form FRADU.

    22 November 1977


    Photographer: Phillip Dawe
    Notes: WT722/873 - Hunter T.8 - Royal Navy - FRADU - Yeovilton, UK

    14 June 1985


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    26 April 1995

    Sent to Shawbury for storage.

    27 July 1995

    Sold at MoD auction.

    From 15 August 1995 to By 1998

    To Barry J. Pover and Barry J. Pearson, Exeter with new c/r G-BWGN.

    From 15 August 1995 to 23 December 1998

    To Barry James Pover keeping c/r G-BWGN.

    February 1996

    Delivered from RAF Shawbury to Exeter.

    Circa 23 December 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-BWGN (HAWKER HUNTER T8C, 41H-670689) issued.

    23 December 1998

    To T8C Group/Barry R. Pearson, Exeter keeping c/r G-BWGN.

    23 December 1998

    To Barry Roy Pearson, Trustee of:, Eaglescott Airfield, Burrington, Umberleigh keeping c/r G-BWGN.

    To Kemble Airport, Kemble, Gloucestershire, England.
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    Civil conversion carried out at Exeter.

    By 2001

    First post conversion flight.

    Operated by Classic Jet Aircraft Co, Exeter.

    December 2001

    Operated by Hunter Flying Club, Exeter.

    From 2006 to By 2007

    Operated by Hunter Flying Ltd, Exeter.

    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    16 March 2011

    Civil registration, G-BWGN, cancelled.

    2 November 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Now at Airbase Museum, Coventry Airport

    To Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    7 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    7 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    ClassicAirForce
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Andy West

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