Hawker Hunter. FRADU Ops' from RNAS Yeovilton 1994. At The Fence-Retro.

The iconic Hawker Hunter served with the Royal Navy for almost 40 years!

The majority of that time was spent with the Fleet Requirements & Air Direction Unit (FRADU), home based at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, England.

On 4th April 1994, FRADU received its first example of the BAe Hawk, when T.1A XX175 arrived at RNAS Yeovilton.
By the end of the month, five examples had arrived and were all operational by the end of that year. With the projected availability of further Hawk airframes, it was decided to bring forward the retirement of the Hunter from FRADU and Royal Navy service.

The contract with Lovaux to refurbish the remaining Hunters was cancelled, and GA.11 XE689/864 became the last to receive an overhaul in November 1994. The following month, an official flypast was staged at Yeovilton, to recognise the end of the Hunter's service with the Fleet Air Arm. The final four Hunters were withdrawn from service in May 1995, when they were flown to RAF Shawbury for storage and subsequent disposal into private hands.

This video from the summer of 1994 shows various FRADU Hunters operating from Yeovilton. It is a great glimpse back to the last service days of a truly remarkable aircraft.

Our sincere thanks to naval aviation historian, Mark Russell for allowing us to source information and photographs from his excellent FRADU Hunter website.

If you would like to know more about the Hawker Hunter with FRADU, please visit the impressive FRADU Hunter website here;
http://www.fradu-hunters.co.uk/

At the end of the video there is an extra *Bonus* feature! Stay tuned until the end...

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