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118 Sqn Hunters lined up for AOC's Parade - 16Sep55.
First 3 identifiable Hunters:
Hunter F.4 E WT753 arrived on 118 Sqn on Thu 12May55 and left on Mon 19Aug57 for 5MU.   1st Flt Duncan Simpson 10Mar55 Cen Fuse C/N 41H670710. Del 1Apr55. 118Sqn E, 12May55 to 5MU 19Aug57, to 247Sqn, Broken up HAL 62, 415.30Fly Hrs.
Hunter F.4 N WT737 arrived on 118 Sqn on Thu 28Apr55 and left on Mon 8Apr57 for 222Sqn.   1st Flt 1Mar55 by Hugh Mereweather, Cen Fus C/N 41H-670794. Del 29Mar55 to 5MU, to 118Sqn N 28Apr55, to 222Sqn 8Apr57, to 229OCU as B, scrapped Coleys Nov62. 543.50 Fly Hrs.
Hunter F.4 P WT738 arrived on 118Sqn on Fri 6May55. on Thu 20Oct55 declared Cat5 after colliding with WT757, near Bremen while carrying out High Altitude cine exercise; pilot, Fg. Off. B. L. Rogers, ejected but was killed.   1st Flt 17Feb55 Hugh Merewether. Cen Fus C/N 41H-670695, Del. 25Mar55 to 5MU, to 118Sqn 6May55.   (Thanks to Mike Wraight.)
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