| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XE689 |
| Military Code: | 864 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Hunter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Hunter |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Hunter GA11 |
| C/n (msn): | HABL-003032 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | FRADU - Fleet Requirements and Aircraft Direction Unit |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1976 |
| Photo Date: | 31 July 1976 |
| Photo by: | Terry Dann |
| Photo ID: | 887815 |
| Photo Comment |
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Part of the "Blue Herons" display team (team logo on drop tank) from FRADU, HMS Heron, Yeovilton. One of 26 Hunters gathered to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the type's first flight. To the School of Aircraft Handling at Culdrose in 1987. WFU in 1994. Sold and registered as G-BWGK in 1995 and flew on the display circuit in 2000. To Kemble by road in 2006 and broken up in 2012. Nose section preserved at private location in 2022. This photo is copyright © Terry Dann, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 January 2026, and has since been viewed 51 times. |