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HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
11240 SHERMAN WAY
SUN VALLEY, CA 91352
October 5, 1998
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE (202-942-9527)
Ms. Carolyn Kurr
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1 (FILE NO. 333-61791)
OF HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
Dear Ms. Kurr:
On behalf of Hawker Pacific Aerospace (the "Company"), we hereby request
withdrawal of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-61791)
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19,
1998, in connection with a proposed public offering of approximately $50
million in convertible notes. None of the securities registered have been
sold, and we are requesting withdrawal of the Registration Statement due to
market conditions. The Registration Statement had not been declared
effective.
We request that the date for withdrawal of the above-referenced
Registration Statement be October 7, 1998.
If you have any questions, please contact our counsel, Yvonne E. Chester
of Troy & Gould Professional Corporation at 310-789-1256. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
By /s/ Brian S. Aune
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Brian S. Aune, Chief Financial Officer
