List of Hawker Hunter operators

Contents 1 Operators 1.1  Abu Dhabi /  United Arab Emirates 1.2  Belgium 1.3  Chile 1.4  Denmark 1.5  Iraq 1.6  India 1.7  Jordan 1.8  Kenya 1.9  Kuwait 1.10  Lebanon 1.11  Netherlands 1.12  Oman 1.13  Peru 1.14  Qatar 1.15  Rhodesia 1.16  Saudi Arabia 1.17  Singapore 1.18  Somalia 1.19  Sweden 1.20  Switzerland 1.21  United Kingdom 1.22  Zimbabwe 2 References 3 Related content

The following is a list of units that have used the Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft.

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Operators

 Abu Dhabi /  United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Air Force

 Belgium

Belgian Air Force

(112 x F.4, 144 x F.6)

 Chile

Chilean Air Force

 Denmark

Royal Danish Air Force

 Iraq

Iraqi Air Force

 India

Indian Air Force

• No. 7 Squadron "The Battle-Axes"
• No. 14 Squadron "The Bulls"
• No. 17 Squadron "The Golden Arrows"
• No. 20 Squadron "The Lightnings" - The Unit also flew the Hunters in a nine-aircraft formation aerobatic team rechristened "The Thunderbolts"
• No. 27 Squadron "The Flaming Arrows"
• No. 37 Squadron "The Black Panthers"
• Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) "The Young 'Uns" - This unit was briefly redesignated as No. 122 (Ad Hoc) Squadron IAF during the 1971 War.

• No. 2 Target Tug Unit "The Banners"

 Jordan

Royal Jordanian Air Force

 Kenya

Kenyan Air Force

 Kuwait

Kuwait Air Force

 Lebanon

Lebanese Air Force

Lebanon received 19 aircraft (12 from UK, 7 from Belgium), up to four are operational now. One was lost in the Six-Day War, 8 remaining are a mix of FGA.70, FGA.6 and T.66C. Three were sold as spare parts.

 Netherlands

Royal Netherlands Air Force

 Oman

Royal Air Force of Oman

 Peru

The Peruvian Air Force received 16 Hunter F.52 in 1956 and one Hunter T.62 in 1960. They equipped the 12th Fighter Group based in Talara, near the border with Ecuador. The last Peruvian Hunters were withdrawn from service in 1980.^[1]

Peruvian Air Force

 Qatar

Qatar Emiri Air Force

 Rhodesia

Royal Rhodesian Air Force

• No. 1 Squadron

 Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force

 Singapore

Republic of Singapore Air Force

Ordered in 1968 with delivery starting in 1971 and completed in 1973, the RSAF operated a total of 46 Hunters (12× FGA.74s, 26× FR.74A/Bs and 8× T.75/As, excluding one T.75A which was lost in accident before delivery) from 1971 to 1992.^[2] Only 4 were preserved as museum exhibits while the remaining 21 airworthy airframes were sold to an Australian Warbird broker, Pacific Hunter Aviation Pty, in 1995.^[3]

• 140 Sqn "The Ospreys"
• 141 Sqn "The Merlins"

 Somalia

Somali Air Corps

 Sweden

Royal Swedish Air Force

• F 8 Barkarby
• F 9 Säve Last base to use the Hawker Hunter in Sweden, now a museum outside Gothenburg.
• F 10 Ängelholm
• F 18 Tullinge (home base to Acro Hunters display team)

 Switzerland

Swiss Air Force

 United Kingdom

Royal Air Force

• Black Knights aerial display team, 4 aircraft of No. 54 Squadron
• Black Arrows aerial display team, all black aircraft of No. 111 Squadron
• The Blue Diamonds aerial display team 16 blue-painted Hunters of 92 Squadron
• No. 1 Squadron
• No. 2 Squadron
• No. 3 Squadron
• No. 4 Squadron
• No. 8 Squadron
• No. 12 Squadron
• No. 14 Squadron
• No. 19 Squadron
• No. 20 Squadron
• No. 26 Squadron
• No. 28 Squadron
• No. 34 Squadron
• No. 41 Squadron
• No. 43 Squadron
• No. 45 Squadron
• No. 54 Squadron
• No. 58 Squadron
• No. 56 Squadron
• No. 63 Squadron
• No. 65 Squadron
• No. 66 Squadron
• No. 67 Squadron
• No. 71 Squadron
• No. 74 Squadron
• No. 79 Squadron
• No. 92 Squadron
• No. 93 Squadron
• No. 98 Squadron
• No. 111 Squadron
• No. 112 Squadron
• No. 118 Squadron
• No. 130 Squadron
• No. 208 Squadron
• No. 222 Squadron
• No. 234 Squadron
• No. 245 Squadron
• No. 247 Squadron
• No. 257 Squadron
• No. 263 Squadron
• No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit
• No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit
• No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit
• No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit

Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm

• No. 736 Naval Air Squadron
• No. 738 Naval Air Squadron
• No. 764 Naval Air Squadron
• Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit (Blue Herons)

 Zimbabwe

Air Force of Zimbabwe

• No. 1 Squadron

References

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