Hawker Hunter - Survivor 'XE683' (ex 'XF383', really E-409)
F.51 XE683 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk
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Hunter F.51 XE683 at City of Norwich Aviation Museum, 3rd December 2022; Jake Wallace
Built as an F.51 for the Royal Danish Air Force, E-409 first flew in March 1956 and was delivered to Vaerlose in Denmark to serve with Esk 724 in August of that year. In December 1975, E-409 was bought back by Hawker Siddeley at Dunsfold and in 1982 was disposed of to the South Wales Preservation Society.
August 1995 saw this aircraft moving to the City of Norwich Aviation Museum for display. She arrived looking rather sorry for herself, but work soon began on stripping her prior to being repainted in RAF colours as 'XF383', and 4 years later she was very nearly finished. A return visit in 2007 found her undergoing some more work, and with the serial changed to 'XE683'! She underwent another repaint around 2012/13. She's looking a little faded today, but her paintwork is holding up well, currently wearing no serial, although you can just make out 'XE683' underneath the layers of paint.
August 1995 saw this aircraft moving to the City of Norwich Aviation Museum for display. She arrived looking rather sorry for herself, but work soon began on stripping her prior to being repainted in RAF colours as 'XF383', and 4 years later she was very nearly finished. A return visit in 2007 found her undergoing some more work, and with the serial changed to 'XE683'! She underwent another repaint around 2012/13. She's looking a little faded today, but her paintwork is holding up well, currently wearing no serial, although you can just make out 'XE683' underneath the layers of paint.
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