Im doing some reaserch into two seat Hunters and ive been able to find out alot about the ex FRADU airframes but i am struggling with some of the others. I would be interested to know which squadrons they served with and dates and their eventual fate and also if possible the date of the first flight. The ones i am looking at are:
T7 XL579 – I know she was written off on the 22.01.1979 but what happened? what units was she with before/
T7 XL616 – Is she still flying as SE-DXH? Again what units did she serve with?
T7 XL563 – I have when she made her first flight and she was displayed at Farnborough outside the officers mess for a while but where is she now? Also what units was she with?
T7 XL609 – When did she first fly? Who did she serve with? Where is she now?
By: BeefyBoy - 31st March 2025 at 15:24
16 Sqn at Laarbruch had ownership of XL616 as a hack in the early 1980’s or to give it it’s proper title ‘Sick-One-Sick’ as it was a frequent visitor into the hanger with some problem or other! At that time it was painted in the ‘Rasperry Ripple’ paint scheme suggesting that it was a former RAF Valley FTS aircraft.
By: Die_Noctuque - 31st March 2025 at 15:23
T7 XL563 – last noted in Nov 2009 sat dismantled in a farmers field near Southmoor, Oxfordshire
Now living in the south of France in a private collection 🙂
By: Jagx204 - 31st March 2025 at 15:23
T7 XL563 – last noted in Nov 2009 sat dismantled in a farmers field near Southmoor, Oxfordshire
T7 XL609 – f/f 01/12/1958, d/d 22/12/1958, to 8866M, b/u Lossiemouth, ex Elgin, Firbeck, Boscombe Down Down. Privately owned Yarmouth Isle of Wight
By: AMB - 31st March 2025 at 15:22
T7 XL579 – I know she was written off on the 22.01.1979 but what happened? what units was she with before/
T7 XL616 – Is she still flying as SE-DXH? Again what units did she serve with?
These two were with ETPS at Farnborough, then at Boscombe Down for most of their lives. If you go to Google Images and type in the serial number, it will show you all the photos on the net, giving you all the units the aircraft served with. That applies to any aircraft, depending on the photos that have been uploaded.
By: ollieholmes - 31st March 2025 at 15:20
Thank you for your help. I have seen the photos on google already.
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