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Post by jetdragon on Jul 22, 2020 3:35:41 GMT 1
Hi All
Can anyone provide some further detail on a report I discovered of a Hawker Hunter rear fuselage coded "801" noted at Hawarden circa 2008?
Any info gratefully received
thanks
JD
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Post by dibleysdog on Jul 22, 2020 8:35:26 GMT 1
I am only guessing this is the same aircraft,around 2005 the was a hunter at Exeter marked 801 ex Oman I think.
No idea what happened to it,but this may be a start.
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Post by jetdragon on Jul 22, 2020 8:51:42 GMT 1
Quite possibly so dibleysdog. Hopefully someone can provide confirmation and/or an idea of where it went next
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Post by davecalveley on Jul 22, 2020 9:54:14 GMT 1
A google search of Oman hunter 801 ...shows returned to Uk 2005 .......cockpit only restored and to New Zealand marked 880 ......
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Post by jetdragon on Jul 22, 2020 10:14:27 GMT 1
Thanks Dave - begs the question of how the the rear fuse came to be at Hawarden, and what happened to it since there are no recent reports of it being there
cheers
JD
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Post by davecalveley on Jul 22, 2020 10:27:22 GMT 1
Most likely suspect ..but fuselage was at Exeter in 2005 ....so as you mention needs confirming etc ...where was it seen at Hawarden and maybe an email to whoevers location it was near ?
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Post by jetdragon on Jul 22, 2020 10:34:19 GMT 1
Hi Dave
It was listed as one of the resident odds & ends on the now defunct Hawarden Spotters site, with last confirmed sighting in early 2008 - no mention of who it was with though.
Might ask NWMAS
cheers
JD
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Post by davecalveley on Jul 22, 2020 13:08:45 GMT 1
Thats who I thought may know something JD.
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Post by jetdragon on Jul 23, 2020 3:50:42 GMT 1
Looks like it was the back end of the "801" that was at Exeter back in 2005 - probably went to the scrap-man. Front end of that aircraft apparently went to New Zealand!
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Post by airboejet on Jul 27, 2020 10:41:49 GMT 1
JD try asking on their Facebook page Mark is usually very helpful on those type of questions or one of the others will help if he's not around
Hope alls good over there
Richard
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Post by jetdragon on Jul 27, 2020 12:03:09 GMT 1
Hi Richard Have had a chat with the folks at NWMAS who effectively confirmed my previous post - thanks. So far so good here, though Covid is fighting back in Victoria. NSW is just about keeping on top of it at the moment. ....and it's peeing down  cheers JD |
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Post by airboejet on Jul 27, 2020 23:34:12 GMT 1
Hi Richard Have had a chat with the folks at NWMAS who effectively confirmed my previous post - thanks. So far so good here, though Covid is fighting back in Victoria. NSW is just about keeping on top of it at the moment. ....and it's peeing down cheers JD Glad all's ok with you all out there,I am staying at my sisters and her husband with six spaniels in wepre so I have views of ott ,Liverpool Manchester and Harwarden except today also raining very heavy but did catch a Qatar freighter 777 as a frame Keep safe that applies to everyone on here Richard |
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