Mark Hanna(1959-1999)
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Mark Ashley Hanna was born into an aviation family in Berkshire on the
6th August, 1959. Educated at Kimbolton School, Huntingdonshire, it was
a foregone conclusion that he would join the RAF, having first been
taught to fly by his father, Ray Hanna (the first leader of RAF's
display team "The Red Arrows") from a small coral strip in the
Philippines. The aircraft was a T-34, and he was only sixteen. A
successful career as a fighter pilot followed, flying Hawker Hunter and
then F4-Phantoms with 111, 56, 29 and 23 squadrons - including a tour
of duty in the Falklands. He left the RAF in 1988 to run the Old Flying
Machine Company which he had set up with his father in 1981,
specifically to preserve, maintain and exhibit rare vintage
aircraft.
