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Hunter T12 XE531 photo?

Anyone got a decent photo of Hunter T12 XE531 that I could include in my TSR2 book?

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By: Phantom Phil - 31st March 2025 at 10:46

Look at the link below. You maybe able to get permission from the guys mentioned to use the photo’s!

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=XE531&distinct_entry=true

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By: Chox - 31st March 2025 at 10:42

Thanks guys – I should have said that I was kinda wondering if anyone had a photo not taken at Greenham Common – that viewpoint’s been rather overdone! Thing is, thinking back, I can’t recall ever having seen an official photos of the aircraft although you’d think someone must have taken some?!

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By: Phantom Phil - 31st March 2025 at 10:41

Try FAST

I remember seeing this aircraft just passing the threshold at Farnborough in full colour (probably in a magazine). If anyone might have it, FAST might… (SEE LINK)

http://www.airsciences.org.uk/museum.html

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By: pagen01 - 31st March 2025 at 10:41

I can’t recall ever having seen an official photos of the aircraft although you’d think someone must have taken some?!

They do exist but copywright would preclude posting them here.
There are fine colour air to air shots (some of a few I’ve seen) on page 143 (with three other RAE Hunter T.7s) and 146 of ‘Forever Farnborough’.
I wonder if Adrian Balch has some nice pics of it?

I seem to remember that this is the Hunter that cut itself in half when a compressor disc let go in early 1980s, there is a pic of the result of that non fatal accident somewhere aswel.

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By: Thunderbird167 - 31st March 2025 at 10:41

There is this one taken in 1963

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220510416748

Seller still has original

Dont know whether you are aware also of this article in Flight

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%202714.html

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By: pagen01 - 31st March 2025 at 10:39

No worries Tim, I would also go with what Phil says, FAST would be the people to approach, they have good TSR.2 info aswel.
I used to be a member of FASTA years ago, superb group with much history and documents on all flying at Farnborough.

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By: Chox - 31st March 2025 at 10:39

‘Forever Farnborough’

Ooh good thinking Page, I’ve got that book hidden away somewhere!

Thanks for the mention of the Flight article Thunderbird – interesting reading!

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By: Thunderbird167 - 31st March 2025 at 10:35

Chox

Check you pm’s I might have a source for you

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