Pakistan Navy’s First Special Mission Hawker 850XP Delivered
Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 850XP – N982XP (c/n 258982) seen at the ramp at Glasgow-Prestwick International Airport, on August 14, making a brief stop on its delivery flight to the Pakistan Navy, which has ordered four of the type. The aircraft had left Wichita, Kansas, on August 5 for Addison, Texas, but then did not leave there until August 13, when it flew to Gander, Newfoundland. The next day it continued to Prestwick before flying on to Istanbul, Turkey then onward to Pakistan for an official hand-over ceremony. It will then return to Texas for complete outfitting as a VIP transport. the remaining three will be configured for special mission-aircraft, although the precise nature of the special mission equipment is unknow.

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