2nd Hunter for Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation

They hoped that she is able to fly here this week to Leeuwarden, offcourse only if the weather permited. Coming back too the roundel issue, I have seen a original dutch hunter at soesterberg and i see a difference in the roundel size and serial size
see this link: http://www.milspotters.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2611

Any news about this wonder of machinery yet? But i think it’s gonna be next year when it gets here in The Netherlands…

Grtz.

Topgun1984

After a visit to Exeter today to have a look at the Hunter F6A belonging to the DHHF, I asked John what he thought about the comments on the forum regarding this aircraft. These are his replies –

It seems that there are a lot of critics and experts that believe hearsay. So here is the story

The Aircraft has been undergoing a major service at Exeter prior to being operated in Holland. It has had a lot of modification work carried out to convert it to electric start, Mode S and GPS amongst other things. There has been a long delay in certain components arriving otherwise the aircraft would have been ready earlier.

As to the comments about the roundals being too small and the numbers too fat, all I can say is that he understands that the paint schme is still British camoflauge but to repaint the aircraft completely would have taken a lot of time and money but the markings are exactly as per the drawings supplied by the Dutch Airforce, which gave the sizes and positions.

It seems that some people know more about the problems the aircraft has than the engineers working on the aircraft. It has a nose gear indication problem that unfortunately delayed its flight to Holland but it does not have a start problem as reported on the web.

John has remarked that the team at Exeter work very hard to keep every Hunter they can flying and try to support others that also fly them and if the aircraft leaves to go to other countries at least the aircraft is where it should be, in the air and not rotting away somewhere. He gets fed up with criticism about trivial things but it all costs money for cosmetics. Maybe if companies like Hunter Flying restoring warbirds were to be given a few million pounds to keep one aircraft flying, we could all have prefect aircraft.

The aircraft will be going to Holland in November, to join G-BWGL T8C both aircraft will be maintained by Hunter Flying, so they will be seen in and out of the UK.
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The plan was that she flew today to leeuwarden afb, but she has some gear problems and some starterengine problems. DHHF said that she will not fly this week to Holland

Hope to see her on the farewell day of soesterberg AFB at the 12th of november(not accessible for the public:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:) But I’ll be there! and also hope to see her at RIAT:diablo: (and other airshows in holland,I live there!)

I agree

I think the roundel is too small and the serial on the nose is to “fat”, if you compare it against some old pictures:

http://ipmsnl.netfirms.com/nedmil/openbaar/hawker-hunter-f6-kluauthor.jpg

I think the roundel is to small and the serial on the nose are to “fat”, if you compare it against some old pictures:

http://ipmsnl.netfirms.com/nedmil/openbaar/hawker-hunter-f6-kluauthor.jpg

N294

Hi

A team from Hunter Flying Ltd have been working tirelessly over the past few months to prepare the aircraft ready for delivery to the DHHF. This has resulted in a number of test flights being performed, with Brian Grant at the controls.

This will be the second Hunter in the DHHF fleet. Its joins T-8C G-BWGL
(N321), which was delivered from Exeter to Leeuwarden in May 2007.

These aircraft are based at Leeuwarden and they are serviced and maintained by Hunter Flying Ltd.

Freebird

She’s the last F.6A in Europe, and one of only two left flying worldwide!

I believe her last display was at Filton in 2004/5 – her last flight (unless Brian has flown her since) was the ferry hop to Exeter from Weald on 5th September 2007.

When was the last time G-KAXF flew or displayed in the UK?

Couldn’t have put that better myself Nige…. 🙁

Its a shame for the UK to loose the only airworthy F.6 in the country, but good to hear that she is off to a good home and will continue to fly.