2024 official: no more Swiss Hawker Hunters in flying condition...

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2024 official: no more Swiss Hawker Hunters in flying condition...

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...see
https://www.europeanairshows.co.uk/news ... r-grounded
The Last Swiss Hunter has been grounded

Following the earlier grounding of the Hunter T.68 J-4201/HB-RVR
which has now been sold to Canada
where it will continue to fly,
Switzerland’s last airworthy Hunter F-58 J-4040/HB-RVS ‘Papyrus’ have now also been grounded forever.

On February 12, 2024,
the members of the Hunter Association Obersimmental
were officially informed via letter that the Hunter F-58 J-4040/HB-RVS ‘Papyrus’ will never fly again.
Grounding of ‘Papyrus’ may well have brought an end to Hawker Hunters flying on the Swiss civil register.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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