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Newsletter 13
Summer 2006
Updated on 25May2006
Published by the Hawker Association
for the Members.
Contents © Hawker Association

Contents
Editorial
Aviation Heritage Project
Camm Bust for RAF Club
Correction
Crescent Wing More
Crescent Wing Even More
Harrier News
Hawk - First Delivery
Hawk News
Joe Turner
Members
People News
Programme
RAF Harrier Story
Sopwith Catalogue
Test Flying the Hunter
Ties
Tripartite Squadron
Walter John Biggs
Wartime Project Office
 
Kingston Aviation Heritage Project
 
Many heartfelt thanks to Members Colin Chandler, John Gilbert, Vernon Lidstone and 'Mac' Magee who contacted Les Palmer with offers to help in fund raising. Gratifying as this response is, Les will need all the help he can get so please don't hold back in volunteering. Phone Les on 01784 460418.
 

Hawk News

The BAES company-owned development Hawk, ZJ100, has been modified to accept the Hindustan Aeronautics avionic equipment that will be fitted in the Indian Hawks, for flight testing before the first flight of HT001 in November.
Harrier News

The MoD has awarded BAES a Joint Integrated Support (JITS) contract worth £46 million to provide a technical query support service to the Joint Force Harrier fleet at Cottesmore and Wittering until 2014. Harriers are expected still to be in service in 2017.
    The first Harrier T.12 trainer with the uprated Pegasus as fitted to the GR.7A and 9A is undergoing flight trials.
    The last Sea Harrier F/A.2 flight took place on 28th March. The Indian Navy is hoping to buy 8 of the retired F/A.2s. They would have AMRAAM and other US equipment removed.
    It is rumoured that Sea Harrier XZ439, the second FRSMk1 and first FRSMk2 (F/A2) but still the aircraft with the lowest hours, has been bought by a retired US Marine who intends to fly it on the air show circuit in the USA. Anybody have details?