Donated by the Swiss Air Force for a museum that never saw the light of day. This was then taken over by the OFMC, piloted by Mark Hanna.

Note the red/white undersides of the wings and centre fuselage.

Written off three months later after a mid air collision with J-4113.

Former Swiss Air Force serial J-4073 was sold on 16 Dec'94. The aircraft was transferred to the Luchtmacht museum in the Netherlands on 16 Jun'95 and sold to Skyline Historical Flight, Anna Paulowna, Netherlands on 1 Aug'02 with registration C-RUUD. That registration was canx on 16 Dec'03. Via Aeromech Int'l Resources Ltd, Windsor (UK), the Hunter became part of the Vastgota Veteranflygforening (VVF) in Sweden as SE-DXI on 29 Apr'04. Then to Lortie Aviation Inc, Lac Saint-Joseph (QC) as C-FRHU on 16 Nov'07. From 2011, the French Navy used it with Apache Aviation from Istres AB, still as C-FRHU

Hunter Verein Mollis

To Swiss AF in July 1959 and retired from service in December 1993. Slide taken by Mr. Kurt Thomsen.

Next time I pass Sion, I'll see if I can replace this photo with a sunny one!

This Hunter is still in very nice condition, all things considered, at the old now closed Szolnok museum.