The first Hawker Hunters go to Germany.   A line up of these Mark 4 Hunters with which 98 Squadron are re-equipping at Jever Air Base.   2 nd. A.T.A.F. is the first of five N.A.T.O. Air Forces to receive the aircraft.   Large numbers of Hunters are on order for West Europe (BIPPA/638906)   The first Hunter in the row is WW654 which was delivered to the RAF at 5 MU at Kemble on 28Mar55.   It arrived on 98 Sqn on 21Apr55 as L.   It was recalled to Lynham on 26Aug55 for modifications to incorporate full power controls, DME, Green Salad and armament mods.  It returned to 98 Sqn on 4Nov55.   On 7Mar56 it suffered what was initially Cat 3 R danage from ammunition belt links at Armament Practice Camp at Sylt.   This was one of the reasons why "Sabrinas", or link collector bulges were added to the Hunter. It was re-categorised to Cat4R Fly (flyable and repairable) on 8Mar56 and sent to 19 MU at St Athan for repair work from 1Aug to 5Oct56.   It was moved back to 19 MU at St Athan via 5 MU at Kemble on 8Mar58 until 8Oct59.   It was declared Non-Effective Stock and struck-off charge.   It was repurchased by HSA in 1961 and converted to a GA Mk.11.   It was with Shorts in Belfast 0n 28Mar62.   It was then delivered to the FAA at Lossiemouth on 04Sep62 and then issued to No.738 Sqn FAA as 650/LM.   It was then placed in to long-term storage at 5 MU Kemble but the rear fuselage struck the runway on landing, Cat LX (Light damage), on 1Jul65.   It was modernised in Dec68.   It was sent to FRADU at Yeovilton on 22Mar79 and was assigned the call-sign 833/VL.   It was re-finished at 5 MU Kemble on 31May79.   Between 1975 and 1980 it was used extensively as the lead aircraft for the Blue Herons, flown by the team leader Derek Morter.   The aircraft was given the all-grey re-spray in 1984 but was withdrawn from use in late 1986.   On 11Feb87 the wings and front fuselage of WW654 were delivered by road to Culdrose along with the rear fuselage of GA.11 XF368.   After the rear fuselage left Culdrose and then returned in March, a composite airframe was assembled in Apr87.   The aircraft, now christened 'A2754', was re-sprayed a few months later and given a new call-sign - 834/DD to avoid confusion with WT711/DD833.   On 22Mar93, WW654 was withdrawn from use and moved to 820 Sqn FAA hangar for storage.   It was sold to Harry Pounds and moved to Portsmouth by road on 15Dec93.   In 1998 the aircraft was sold to another private owner, Mr P Hague, and after restoration in Sussex it was mounted on a pole in Oving, West Sussex, UK; close to the entrance of the former Royal Naval Air Station Ford, to represent its previous life as an active airfield.   It underwent a complete repaint during the summer of 2003. (Thanks to Imperial War Museum Photograph Archive.   Negative number C.1750.   Please note that the Imperial War Museum images may not be copied without the permission of the Imperial War Museum.   British Official Photograph.   Crown Copyright Reserved.   Issued by Central Office of Information.   Thanks also to David Watkins for his help in unravelling various references to 4 Sqn and 229 OCU in the aircraft history which he believes to be only for ferry pilot record purposes.)