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On 08/06/2015 21:23, frank@thehowards.ca wrote:
> Well, what a strange history. My previous message was part right, part
> wrong. The pictured Hunter did in fact start life as a single-seat T6
> but was XE530, not XG132.
>
> It was then converted to an FGA9 and finally to a two-seat T67 and
> delivered to Kuwait (Kuwaiti serial 220) on 22 May 1969. It was then
> passed on to the Sultan of Oman's Air Force. The aircraft is now
> preserved at Masirah air base of the Royal Omani Air Force.
>
> As an FGA9, XE530 had an accident landing at Khormaksar in Aden and
> though reparable, it was struck off charge. It was bought back by
> Hawker Siddley Aircrafi and flew with the Class B registration G-9-267
> until delivered to Kuwait.
>
> XE530 was operated by the Khormaksar Strike Wing with the colours of
> both 8 and 43 Squadrons - see attachment.
>
>
>
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 10:49:48 -0400, frank@thehowards.ca wrote:
>
>> OOPS!
>>
>> This is a T7 (r other T-Mark) so was not XG132.
>>
>> On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:16:44 -0400, Joseph Testagrose
>> <Joet5@optonline.net> wrote:
Thank you for that Frank - superb stuff.
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