Hunter F.51

MANUFACTURER	Hawker
TYPE	Hunter F Mk.51
SERIAL NUMBER	XE683/G (really E-409)
COUNTRY	United Kingdom
ROLE	Jet Fighter
LENGTH	45 Ft 10.5 In
WING SPAN	33 Ft 8 In
HEIGHT	13 Ft 1.75 In
MAX SPEED	715 Mph
MAX ALTITUDE	51,000 Ft
RANGE	1,036,Miles (2x 100 Imp. Gal. drop tanks)
ENGINE	1x Rolls-Royce Avon 203 turbojet giving 10,050 Lbs of thrust
CREW	1. Pilot


	HISTORY

	Based on the F Mk. 4 this aircraft first flew in March 1956 and was delivered to Vaerlose in Denmark to serve with Esk 724 in the August. In December 1975, E-409 was bought back by Hawker Siddeley at Dunsfold and in 1982 was disposed of to the South Wales Preservation Society. August 1995 saw this aircraft moving to Norwich for display. Colour Scheme This aircraft is painted in the colours of XE683 code G of 74 Sqn.


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