HAWKER HUNTERS REBORN
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                                       AIR FORCES THAT OPERATED HUNTERS

Clicking on the thumbnail photograph will enlarge it. I would like to thank David Howley for allowing me to use his superb silhouettes from the "Warpaint No.8" Series, published by Alan Hall.

1. rafhuntpic1.jpg (13502 bytes)pic1 Royal Air Force. July 1954 to 1984

rafhuntpic2.jpg (42606 bytes)pic2 XG228 St. Athan 1984 for its final landing before storage.

2. rhodafhuntpic1.jpg (13779 bytes)pic1 Rhodesian air Force. Late 1970 to April 1980.(Was Royal Rhodesian Air Force 1963-80)    

rhodafhuntpic2.jpg (58232 bytes)pic2 Self over Cape Town in1973 in Rhodaf 1286 (XE560)rhodafhuntpic3.jpg (26647 bytes)pic3 RRAF 1963

3. afzhuntpic1.jpg (12171 bytes)pic1 Air Force of Zimbabwe. April 1980 and still serving

xf504pic2.jpg (25720 bytes)pic2 AFZ 1258 (XF504) Oct. 1998

4. swiss huntpic1.jpg (11693 bytes)pic1 Swiss Air Force. 1958 to 1994

swisshuntpic2.jpg (31866 bytes)pic2 Swiss AF F.58 with 65B Maverick missile Dec 1959

5. swedishhuntpic1.jpg (11971 bytes)pic1 Swedish Air Force. 1955 to 1966

swedishhuntpic2.jpg (27510 bytes)pic2 Swedish AF  J34

6. belgianhuntpic1.jpg (13275 bytes)pic1 Belgian Air Force. 1955 to 1962

belgianhuntpic2.jpg (30029 bytes)pic2 Belgian Hunter F.6 IF143, No.7 Squadron at Florennes AF 3rd Sept 1960

7. danishhuntpic1.jpg (13871 bytes)pic1 Danish Air Force.1956 to 1974

8. jordanianhuntpic1.jpg (13641 bytes)pic1 Jordanian Air Force. 1958 to 1975

9. peruhuntpic1.jpg (13121 bytes)pic1 Peruvian Air Force. 1956 to 1979

10.indianhunt.pic1.jpg (12888 bytes)pic1 Indian Air Force. 1957 to 1998

indianhunter.pic2.jpg (86816 bytes)pic2

11.dutchhuntpic1.jpg (12451 bytes)pic1 Dutch Air Force. 1955 to 1966

12.kuwaithuntpic1.jpg (13232 bytes)pic1 Kuwaiti Air Force. 1965 to 1976

13.pic1 Iraqi Air Force. 1963  - unknown

pic2 Iraqi Hunter at Dunsfold after pre-delivery test flight

14.saudihuntpic1.jpg (15734 bytes)pic1 Saudi Arabian Air Force. 1966 to 1975

saudihuntpic2.jpg (35748 bytes)pic2 Saudi Hunter 1966, stopgap until Lightnings arrived

15.lebanhuntpic1.jpg (12907 bytes)pic1 Lebanese Air Force. 1965 - unknown

lebanhuntpic2.jpg (31943 bytes)pic2 Lebanese AF Hunter 1975

16.chilehuntpic1.jpg (11933 bytes)pic1 Clilean Air Force. 1966 to 1994

chilehuntpic2.jpg (29980 bytes)pic2 Chilean Air Force Hunter 1994

17.singaporehuntpic1.jpg (14136 bytes)pic1 Singapore Air Force. 1970 to 1994

singaporehuntpic2.jpg (20285 bytes)pic2 Singapore Hunter  502(XJ685) in 1990

18.abudhabihuntpic1.jpg (15109 bytes)pic1 Abu Dhabi Air Force. 1970 to 1983

19.qatarihuntpic1.jpg (15486 bytes)pic1 Qatari Air Force. 1971 - 2 still serving?

qatarihuntpic2.jpg (36310 bytes)pic2 Qatari AF Hunters Dunsfold prior to delivery

20.kenyahuntpic1.jpg (13061 bytes)pic1 Kenyan Air Force. 1974 to 1981

kenyahuntpic2.jpg (27751 bytes)pic2 Self in KAF803(XF309) after purchase for AFZ(1083). Thornhill 1981.

21. omanihuntpic1.jpg (11862 bytes) pic1 Omani Air Force. 1975 - unknown

omanihuntpic2.jpg (46491 bytes) pic2 Omani Hunter 

22.somalihuntpic1.jpg (14623 bytes)pic1 Somali Air Force. 1983 to early 1990ssomalihuntpic2.jpg (43662 bytes)pic2 Somali Hunter Oct 1983

somalihuntpic3.jpg (45303 bytes) pic3 Self with Somali cc703(WV389) Mogadishu Airport Oct 1983 prior to President's Flypast.

23.royalnavyhuntpic1.jpg (13132 bytes)pic1 Royal Navy. 1957 to 1994