F.74 533 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson	F.74 535 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson

533 still wears squadron markings, faded though they are. Along with the rest of Pacific's Hunters she has been correctly dismantled and is stored with wings, tail, ejector seat and undercarriage removed and stored separately. Most still retain their engines though the gunpacks were removed by the Australian authorities and destroyed. Pacific even have complete log books for the aircraft so they really are a viable proposition for return to the air.

Singapore's Hunters were mostly ex-RAF examples refurbished in the mid 1970s and sold on by BAC. As such they and the ex-Swiss ones are the most up-to-date Hunters available, as well as being those with the most flying hours remaining.

F.74 538 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson	F.74 546 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson

The problem with people who buy up loads of Hunters is figuring out what to write about each one when you're suddenly hit with pictures of the whole lot. As you may guess I am the point where I have run out of things to say, so, er, I'll shut up now.

Also retaining her old squadron markings, 546 is one of Pacific's collection that still has the engine onboard instead of removed and stored separately.

F.74A 543 at Nowra, July 2002; Bob Lawson	FR.74 502 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson

543 was donated to the museum last year and looks as though it has been out in the open for sometime prior. The paintwork has deteriorated and there is some surface corrosion on the underside adjacent to the airbrake. The gun packs have been removed and plated but some of these are loose. Now that it is permanently undercover, it should not deteriorate much more and, by the standard of the other exhibits, will probably get a lot of attention. Information current as of 07/2002.

This is another of Pacific Hunter Aviation's store of ex-Singapore Hunters, and up for sale along with the rest of them. Got Aus $50,000 burning a hole in your pocket? You know where to go then! The significance of the 'Cpt. Boo' daubed on the nose is that Captain Bobby Boo was the pilot of the aircraft when it was the last Hunter to land at Paya Lebar Airbase on 26th March 1992.

FR.74A 506 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson	FR.74A 517 at Ardmore, 6th April 2001; Martin Sykes/New Zealand Herald

No prizes for guessing where this one is, where it came from, who owns it and how much it's for sale for...!

This is ex-Singapore Air Defence Force F.74 (an FGA.9 converted to pretty much FR.10 standard) 517. Owned by Jet Imports Ltd., the owner has battled his way through the process of getting it flying and also owns a two-seater currently kept in storage. ZK-JIL made her first post-restoration flight on 13th April 2000 but sadly made a wheels-up landing at her home base of Ardmore on 6th April 2001. Pilot was okay and successfully fought a small fire once he'd screeched to a halt, but the drop tanks, port pylon and pitot tube are all history and there is some damage to the underside of the aircraft too. All in all though she's come out very well from the incident and was back in the air not long afterwards.

FR.74B 526 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson	FR.74B 545 at Tocumwal, July 2000; Bob Lawson

Another of Pacific's Hunters - it may look forlorn with the wings off and resting on trestles but the faded paintwork really shouldn't fool you - it's in excellent nick, and the cockpit is immaculate with everything present and correct. So many Hunters just lying round waiting for somebody to buy and fly 'em!

I am reliably informed that the tape holding the nose cone on 545 here is not a standard fitment, though I do know of certain ex-RAF types who would consider this a state of the art repair job. No names, no pack drill! Maybe you can bargain Pacific down a bit on this one - Aus $49,990 perhaps!