03rd July 2011 RAF Waddington - a photo on Flickriver

03rd July 2011 RAF Waddington

            Hawker Hunter T7 G-VETA cn 41H/693751 XL600 in RAF Service as part of Team Viper. G-VETA (Gordon's Very Expensive Toy Aeroplane). Grounded in 2014 for inspection with Midair (had been repainted overall silver by then). Put up for Auction and purchased by Canada's Jet Aircraft Museum In Ontario and transported in 2016.    

Royal Navy Hawker Hunter WT723 G-PRII PR11 wearing a false Black Arrows aerobatic Team Scheme and false registration XG194 as part of Team Viper.
Team Viper disbanded at the end of 2011 due to costs and the airframe did not fly much but was returned to original 764 NAS colours in 2013 / 14. Grounded in 2015, in September 2021 was transported to SCC Technology Campus Tyseley Birmingham and mounted on a pole 

Royal Navy Hawker Hunter PR11 861 XE685 G-GAII as part of Team Viper.
Team Viper disbanded at the end of 2011 due to costs and moved to Wales, sometime later it was sold Hawker Hunter Aviation (HHA) and moved to RAF Scampton and used for spares to keep other Hunters flying. 
Sold in 2023 when HHA moved to RAF Leeming, the airframe is now a gate guardian at Wickenbury Aerodrome 

Hawker Hunter T7 G-BXFI WV372 cn 41H/670815 Delta Jets Kemble delivered new from Kingston RAF Kemble in 1959 retired 1997 flying here as part of Team Viper 
Team Viper disbanded in the spring of 2012 and WV372 was ferried to HFL's new base at St Athan, after many ownership changes it moved to its new home at North Weald in July 2012 and was seen regularly on the display  circuit.
On 22nd August 2015 whilst performing at Shoreham, the aircraft crashed onto the A27 


   

Taken in: UK / England / North Kesteven / Waddington (show map)

Taken on: July 3, 2011

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Camera: Nikon D90, f/13.0, 1/500 sec, 270mm (=405mm), ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

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