In this section, there are a number of short articles and other links relating to the Hunter era. Please click on the photographs below to access the articles.
Click on the picture on the left to read an article by Andy Wright, the 208 Squadron Engineering Officer between 1963 and 1965, describing how he amassed some 51 Hunter flying hours during that period, much to the annoyance of some of the junior pilots! This article first appeared in the 2021 Newsletter.
Muharraq Memories 2
Click on the picture on the left to read John ‘Chalks’ White’s recollections of his arrival on 208 Squadron in Muharraq in 1970, and his subsequent operations as the last first-tourist ever to be posted to a front-line Hunter squadron. This article first appeared in the 2021 Newsletter.
The Road to Peshawar
Click on the picture on the right to read an article entitled 'The Road to Peshawar' by Rod Dean, which describes an Air combat Training session in Pakistan with RAF (208 Squadron) Hunters 'mixing it' with Pakistani Air Force Sabres and MiGs. This article first appeared in the July 2000 Edition of Flypast Magazine, and will open in a new window.
