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Hawker Hunter/WV256



Serial #: WV256
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
  G-BZPB
  Model(s):
  GA.11
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2003

History:
Delivered to RAF as WV256.
- BOC: May 20, 1955.
- SOC: circa 1960.
- Issued to No.26(F) Sqn stationed at RAF Oldenburg, Germany, 19??.
- Transferred to 229OCU at RAF Chivenor, Devon, 19??.
Hawker Aircraft Ltd., circa 1960.
- Rebuilt as GA.11.
Delivered to Royal Navy as WV256?.
- BOC: April 2, 1963.
- SOC: Novmber 2000.
- Delivered to RNAS Lossiemouth, April 1963.
- Issued to RN 738 Squadron, Brawdy, 19??.
- Transferred to 764 Squadron, RNAS Lossiemouth, 19??.
-- Coded 690/LM.(later 698)
- Transferred to FRADTU, 1973.
-- Coded 732/VL (later 862/VL in 1975).
- Retired and placed in storage at RAF Shawbury, April 24, 1995.
- Stored from 1995-November 2000.
Barry Pearson, Exeter, UK, 2000-2003.
- Registered as G-BZPB.
- Restored to airworthy.
- First flight, Feb. 13, 2001.
- Flew as "P.1067/WB188", 2001.



Source(s):
Hunter Flying Club
Photo Source(s):
Dave Stewart

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