On the 8-9 August four Hunters celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the type's entry into service with the Swiss Air Force in a flying display at former Hunter base St Stephan in the Bernese Oberland, home of 15 Sqn until their F.58s were retired in 1994. Hunterverein Obersimmental's white F.58, J-4040 (renumbered J-4015), is now based there.
    Also in the display were camouflaged F.58, J-4086, and T.68, J-4205, from the Fliegermuseum, and T.68, J-4201, from the Amici dell' Hunter group. So, the Hunter is still alive and well in Switzerland.
     Even more remarkable is the fact that the Lebanese Air Force is returning some of its Hunters, retired in the mid-1990s, to active service. So far three single-seat Mk.70/70As and one-two seat Mk.66 are in service. Two more single-seaters are in the pipeline leaving one single-seater and one two-seater in storage. The 1955 vintage, Belgian-built, single-seat aircraft were originally delivered to the Lebanon in 1965 after conversion to Mk.9 standard at Dunsfold.