Abu Dhabi Army Air

All four aircraft were camouflaged in Dark Earth/Light Earth, Azure Blue undersides and a thin red cheat line.

MARK	SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
76	701	09.03.70		Fighter-bomber role.
76A	708	09.03.70		Recce role.
T.77	711	12.05.70	13.05.70	Two-seater.
T.77	712	12.05.70	13.05.70	Two-seater.

Indian Air Force

Information on T.56’s, seen during 1969, kindly supplied by Ian Hawkridge.

MARK	SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
56A	A463			Seen at RAF Luqa on 17.08.66 with 3 other Hunters, A464, A465, A466, and Canberra B(I)58 IF919 of 36 Sq India AF.
T.56A	A936
T.56A	A937
56A	A938			The following Mk.56 Hunters were finished in standard RAF camouflage. Seen on 27.03.69.
T.56A	A939
T.56A	A940
56A	A941			Seen on 27.03.69.
T.56A	A942
T.56A	A943
T.56A	A967
T.56A	A968
T.56A	A969
56A	A1011			Seen on 26.11.69.
56A	A1012			Seen on 26.11.69.
56A	A1013			Seen on 12.03.70.
56A	A1014			Seen on 12.03.70.
56A	A1015			Seen on 12.03.70.
T.66E	S1391	17.01.74	18.01.74	Pi XE556, RAF.
T.66E	S1392	17.01.74	18.01.74	Pi XE585, RAF.
T.66E	S1393	17.01.74	18.01.74	Pi XF459, RAF.

Iraqi Air Force

It is believed that Iraqi Hunters F.6s, received in 1957 and flown by rebel pilots flying from Mosul, were the first Hunters anywhere to go into action, being used in rocket attacks on royalist strongholds in southern Iraq during the 1958 revolution.

Iraq went on to receive large numbers of Hunters intermittently until 1968, these all being reconditioned ex-RAF, ex-Belgian AF and ex-Netherlands AF machines, transited through Malta in 1964, as did others before and after this date.

Camouflage for these(and Jordanian Hunters) was the standard RAF dark green/dark sea grey with light grey undersides. The Iraqi examples also had red noses, fins, tailplanes (both upper and lower surfaces) and wing tips.

SERIAL	TYPE	RAF SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED
x 4		?	31.01.63	__.__.63	Additional details about these 4 aircraft will be appreciated.
574	F.59	?	__.__.64	__.__.64	Previously IF10, Belgian AF, British export registration G-9-71.
663	F.59A	?	__.08.66	__.08.66	Seen on 08.08.66, but arrival or departure not confirmed.
664	F.59A	?	__.08.66	__.08.66	Seen on 08.08.66, but arrival or departure not confirmed.

Royal Jordanian Air Force

SERIAL	TYPE	RAF SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
700/A	F.73	?	__.04.65	__.04.65	Seen at RAF Luqa on 2 April, probably the arrival date. Destroyed during the June 1967 six-day war.
826	F.73A	?	26.07.72	27.07.72
827	F.73A	?	26.07.72	27.07.72

Kenya Air Force

The first two aircraft are two-seaters, the remaining four being single seaters. They all carried standard RAF camouflage of dark green/dark grey upper surfaces, with light grey undersides.

MARK	SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
FGA.9	801	24.06.74	25.06.74
FGA.9	802	24.06.74	25.06.74
FGA.9	803	24.06.74	25.06.74	c/n 41 H/67012, ex RAF WT755. Transferred to Zimbabwe AF, 1981.
FGA.9	804	08.12.74	09.12.74	c/n HABL 003127, ex RAF XF972. Transferred to Zimbabwe AF, 1981.
FGA.9	805	08.12.74	09.12.74	c/n 41 H/67/735, ex RAF WT778. Transferred to Zimbabwe AF, 1981.
FGA.9	806	13.01.75	14.01.75	c/n HABL 003070, ex RAF XF309. Transferred to Zimbabwe AF, 1981.

Kuwait Air Force

Camouflage was dark earth and middle stone on the upper surfaces, with azure blue undersides, similar to the Qatar examples below.

MARK	SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
T.67	218			All three aircraft were seen on 23.05.69, most probably the day of arrival.
T.67	219			Previously N257 with the R. Netherlands AF.
T.67	220			Previously XE530 with the Royal AF.

Qatar Air Force

The Qatar AF F.78s and T.79s were similar to the RAF’s FGA.9 and T.7 respectively. Camouflaged dark earth and middle stone on the upper surfaces, with azure blue undersides. Roundels were (starting from the outside) dark brown, light tan and white.

MARK	SERIAL	PREVIOUS SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
F.78	QA12	G-9-284, N-222	09.12.71	10.12.71
T.79	QA13	G-9-191, N-316	09.12.71	10.12.71
F.78	QA10	G-9-268, N-268	20.12.71	21.12.71	Preserved Elvington as KLU N-268, coded N-2
F.78	QA11	G-9-283, N-219	20.12.71	21.12.71

Royal Saudi Air Force

Royal Saudi AF Hawker Hunters used Malta as a transit on their way to Khamis Mushajt AB, close to the Yemeni border. Was one of four reconditioned Hunter F.6 fighters and two Hunter T.7 two-seat trainers delivered, re-designated F.60 and T.70 respectively, as part of the Magic Carpet contract which also included Lightning and Thunderbird SAMs. Saudi hunters flew retaliatory raids against Yemeni and Egyptian strongpoints in the Yemen civil war.

SERIAL	TYPE	PREVIOUS SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
60-603	F.60	XF450	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.
?	F.60	?	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.
?	T.70	?	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.
?	T.70	?	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.

Royal Saudi Air Force

Royal Saudi AF Hawker Hunters used Malta as a transit on their way to Khamis Mushajt AB, close to the Yemeni border. Was one of four reconditioned Hunter F.6 fighters and two Hunter T.7 two-seat trainers delivered, re-designated F.60 and T.70 respectively, as part of the Magic Carpet contract which also included Lightning and Thunderbird SAMs. Saudi hunters flew retaliatory raids against Yemeni and Egyptian strongpoints in the Yemen civil war.

SERIAL	TYPE	PREVIOUS SERIAL	ARRIVED	DEPARTED	NOTES
60-603	F.60	XF450	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.
?	F.60	?	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.
?	T.70	?	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.
?	T.70	?	__.05.66	__.05.66	Seen on the 20th.