The aircraft was converted to a GA.11 for the Royal Navy in 1962 and saw most of the next 10 years based at RNAS Lossiemouth with RN 764 Sqn firstly as aircraft number '695' and then later '693'.
When the Squadron disbanded in 1972 XF368 moved south to RNAS Yeovilton and put into service with the Air Direction Training Unit (ADTU), as '733/VL'. Absorbed into the FRADU fleet in 1973 XF368 was given a new call-sign '863' and remained in service, apart from periods of storage to keep its airframe hours down, until 1995 when it was withdrawn from service.
It took part in a 4-ship Goodbye flypast as it made its last military flight to RAF Shawbury for storage and future disposal. 

It remained at Shawbury until February 2001. After being auctioned off in November 2000 at Phillips in London to South Africa-based Ian Pringle, it was prepared for export by the Hunter Flying Club and departed Exeter in mid-June 2001, arriving safely at its new home at Cape Town just over a week later.
She remains based with the Thunder City fleet, alongside Ian's Buccaneer.

GA.11 XE689 was a familiar aircraft around the Yeovilton circuit before it was retired. It started out as a single seat Hunter F4 for the Royal Air Force and was delivered on the 22nd July 1955. It served with both 67(F) and 234(F) Squadrons before being bought back by Hawkers in 1961. 

Selected for GA.11 specification due to its low airframe hours, XE689 was delivered to RNAS Lossiemouth in July 1963 and entered service initially with 764 Sqn. It is believed that XE689 remained with 764 Sqn until 1973 as '695/LM', during the 1960's it was fitted with a PR.11 nose for reconnaissance purposes In 1973 it was brought onto the FRADU inventory and given the codes '864/VL', and it stayed at Yeovilton for the rest of its career. 

In 1994 it was withdrawn and replaced by an ex-RAF Hawk at Yeovilton. A move onto RAF Shawbury for storage followed.
Sold at auction during 1995, it was hammered down for just over £3,000 to Barry Pover of the Classic Jet Aircraft Company.
It remained based at Exeter until mid-1999 when it was sold to a new owner based at North Weald.
In mid-2000 ownership passed back to Classic Jets and it was operated on the 2000 display circuit, being displayed at RNAS Yeovilton and Culdrose in July.

During 2006, the aeroplane was moved by road to Kemble where it is in open store.

It was converted to a GA.11 for the Royal Navy, and delivered to the FAA on 2nd October 1962 at Lossiemouth.
After a brief period with RN 738 Sqn XF977 moved onto the strength of RN 764 Sqn. also based at Lossiemouth and was assigned the call-sign '691' and shore code 'LM'. During the mid-1960's XF977 was one of the few GA.11 Hunters that were sent to Short Brothers, Belfast, where they were fitted with three F.95 reconnaissance cameras. After the work was completed the aircraft were re-designated PR.11s, XF977 moved back to Lossiemouth and was recoded '696/LM.' 

During 1971 the aircraft was transferred to the Air Direction Training Unit based at RNAS Yeovilton, and it became aircraft '735' and adopted the 'VL' shore code. It moved onto the strength of FRADU in 1973 and was re-issued with a new call-sign '865'. During September 1975 XF977 was the lead aircraft in the Blue Herons' first ever display during Yeovilton's Air Day, as seen in a photo of the Blue Herons here, and it regularly lead the team over the next five years.
The aircraft continued with the FRADU until March 1981 when it was destroyed following an engine failure.
The pilot, John Stewart-Smith ejected successfully.