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Return of the Hawker Hunter to operational service!....

Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 07:45
by Trev Clark
.....well in Lebanon anyway!

After being in storage for 10 years the Lebanon Air Force has started flying the old Hunter operationally again! There is even a re-paint at Avsim for one (but is for the SA one, not the DG one). Here is the full story with pic and video...
http://www.cedarsrevolution.net/jtphp/i ... 5&Itemid=2

Sorry if this is old or repeated news.

Re: Return of the Hawker Hunter to operational service!....

Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 13:18
by SkippyBing
Amusingly the RN are contracting a number of Hunters for trials work, some of which operate out of Yeovilton. To think if only the RN had bought some in the early '90s when the MoD were getting rid of a load......

Re: Return of the Hawker Hunter to operational service!....

Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 14:03
by forthbridge
Funnily enough, enjoyed looking at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjvYxsGI ... re=related

Can't think why I thought of Peter when I saw the one passing inverted...... :roll:

Re: Return of the Hawker Hunter to operational service!....

Posted: 16 Mar 2009, 18:22
by jonesey2k
forthbridge wrote:Funnily enough, enjoyed looking at this:
Can't think why I thought of Peter when I saw the one passing inverted...... :roll:
Heh, with the mountains in the background that could almost have been at McLeland Field :lol: