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Hawker Hunter - Survivor XL568

T.7A XL568 - RAF Museum Midlands, RAF Cosford, Shropshire

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Hunter T.7A XL568 at RAF Cosford Museum, 21s April 2022; Jake Wallace

XL568 was first flown, as a T.7, in 1958. She was delivered to 74 Squadron and later converted to a T.7A. Continuing to serve with 74, she also passed through the hands of 237 OCU before ending her active duty days with 208 and later 12 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth, where she was painted in Black Arrows colours in her final years of flying.

She was retired to ground instructional duties at RAF Cranwell and in early February 2002 was acquired by the RAF Museum for display at Cosford. She soon lost her black scheme and was repainted into early training colours. Today, she is on display in a dramatic pose inside the Cold War Exhibition as the photos above show.

Information on this page current as of 24/04/2022, last updated by Jake

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