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Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter F6A, UK - Air Force AN2269812.jpg
RAF's Hawker Hunter in flight.
Role Fighter jet.
National origin UK
Manufacturer Hawker
First flight 1951
Introduction 1954
Status Out of service
Primary user Royal Air Force
Number built 1972 examples

The Hawker Hunter is a British military jet aircraft. It was designed and built as fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force. But it was used by many other operators as Fleet Air Arm, or foreign air forces. Belgium, Iraq, Sweden, and Switzerland are among the operators of this aircraft.

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  • Farnborough.hunters.arp

    RAF Hunters of the Black Arrows performing aerobatics at Farnborough Airshow, 1960

  • Hawker Hunter F.3 WB188 GC 31.07.76 edited-2

    The prototype Hunter WB188, modified to Mark 3 standard, displayed in its world speed record colours in 1976

  • Hawker Hunter - Elvington - BB

    "Miss Demeanour" – a privately owned Hawker Hunter F.58A, 2007

  • Hawker Hunter Cockpit (2096004461)

    The cockpit of a preserved Hunter

  • Quad ADEN 30mm Cannon

    A Hunter's removable weapons pack. In the foreground are the four 30 mm ADEN cannons.

  • AvonandHunter

    The tail and rear fuselage are detachable, providing maintenance access to the aircraft's single engine

  • Hawker Hunter T7 59

    Hunter T7 of the Empire Test Pilots' School, Farnborough Air Show, September 1959

  • Hawker Hunter of No 43 Squadron RAF

    Four Hunters of No. 43 Squadron in flight, c. 1956

  • Hawker Hunter F6A, UK - Air Force AN2269812

    Hunter F6A in flight near RAF Abingdon, 1979

  • Hawker Hunter

    Indian Air Force Hawker Hunter in the Indian Air Force Museum, Palam

  • J34-firstF18

    Swedish Air Force J34 Hunter, 1955

  • Swiss Air Force Hunter and Mirage III-DS in formation

    A pair of ex-Swiss Air Force Hunters flying in close formation behind a single Mirage III, 2011

  • PatrouilleSuisse1991

    Hunters of the Patrouille Suisse in formation flight, c. 1991

  • RSAF Hawker Hunter (front)

    A retired 140 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force Hawker Hunter FGA.74S, serial number 527 (ex-RAF XF458), at the RSAF Museum.

  • Hawker Hunter F.6A

    A Hunter F.6A of the Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation painted to represent a Royal Netherlands Air Force aircraft, 2009

  • Hawker Hunter F.73B XF987 Jordan BRO 12.06.71 edited-3

    Hunter F.73 of the Royal Jordanian Air Force in 1971

  • Hawker Hunter users

    Hunter operators

  • Hawker hunter t7 blue diamond in planform arp

    Hunter T7 restored by Delta Jets now Vintage Flyers at Kemble Airport, England

  • Hunter and meteor at kemble arp

    Gloster Meteor NF11 flies with Hunter Flight Academy's Hawker Hunter T7A G-FFOX at Kemble Air Show 2009

  • Hawker Hunter T7 Shoreham Airshow 2014

    Hunter T7 aerobatics, Shoreham Airshow 2014. This aircraft was destroyed in the 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash.

  • Hawker Hunter G-10 gun camera port

    Mounted above the Hunter's nose (ex-RAF XF458) is the G-10 gun camera port. Note also the two Sidewinder missiles under the starboard wing, a total of four could be carried by the Singaporean FGA/FR.74S variant.

See also

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