One of the F700s for 4 Squadron Hunter F.4, XF368 C and N sent us by Ian Short from his father.   This document was opened on 28Jan57.   (Thanks to Ian Short.) Hunter F.4 XF368 N arrived on 4 Squadron on Fri 27Apr56left for 118 Squadron on Tue 5Mar57.   C/N HABL003097.ff 29Feb56 Del 7Mar56, 33MU 2ATAF 20Apr56, 4Sqn(N & A) 27Apr56, 118 Sqn(N) 5Mar57, 3Sqn(C) 15Apr57, UK 6Jun57, (NW 12Jul57-23Aug57), 229OCU (ES-N recode 64) 1Jul57 arr 23Aug57, 19MU 17Mar59, NEA 8Oct59, To Admiralty charge 26Oct61, HSA converted to GA11 26Oct61 to 2Oct62, AHU AC 2Oct62, 738 Sqn(LM645) 11Oct62, 738 Sqn(BY645) 10Dec63, RNAY Belfast 15Sep64, 738 Sqn(BY644) 21Oct64, Recode BY784, 5MU 25Oct65, AHU BY 30Jun66, 738 Sqn(BY781) 4Aug66, Ground accident Brawdy 13Nov69, ADW 24Nov69, remaining in service, apart from periods of storage to keep her airframe hours down, until 1995 when she was withdrawn from use. She took part in a 4-ship farewell flypast as she made her last military flight to Shawbury for storage and future disposal. Last flown 25Apr95 with 8439.00 hrs. She remained at Shawbury until Feb01. After being auctioned off in 29Nov00 at Phillips in London for £10,200 and sold to South Africa-based Mike Beachy Head, she was removed to Exeter on 12Feb01 and prepared for export by the Hunter Flying Club with registration G-BZRH, and departed Exeter in 17Jun01, Piloted by AVM 'Boz' Robinson arriving safely at her new home at Cape Town just over a week later via Genoa, Brindisi, Iraklion, Luxor, Asmara, Djibouti, Nairobi, Malawi, Maputo, Bloemfontein. She is based with the Thunder City fleet.