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