Hawker Hunter: Encyclopedia II - Hawker Hunter - Combat History

Hawker Hunter - Combat History

Hawker Hunter - Chile

The Hunters played an important role in the military coup that overthrew the socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende, on September 11, 1973. Hunters of the Squadron No 7 of the Chilean Air Forces bombarded the presidential palace, Allende's house in Santiago and radio stations loyal to the government.

Hawker Hunter - Somalia

The Regime of Siad Barre used Hunters for indiscriminate bombings during the civil war in the late 1980s.

Hawker Hunter - Rhodesia

The Rhodesians used their Hunter FGA.9s extensively against ZANU/ZAPU insurgents in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, including cross-border strikes.

Hawker Hunter - Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe used its Hunters to support Laurent Kabila during the Second Congo War, and they were supposedly also involved in the fighting in Mozambique.

Hawker Hunter - Indo-Pakistan Wars

During the Second Kashmir War Hunters attacked Pakistani armoured units destroying many Patton tanks. The aircraft also shot down as many as 6 F-86 Sabres and other aircraft.

Four Hunters of the Indian Air Force destroyed dozens of Pakistani T-59 and Sherman tanks in the Battle of Longewala. The hunters took out nearly 100 different vehicles belonging to the Pakistan Army in the same battle. Hunters also attacked oil installations at Karachi, and engaged PAF aircraft over Dhaka. Aided by other aircraft of the IAF, the Hunters soon destroyed the eastern wing of PAF and gained air superiority in the 71 war.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Combat History", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki