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Hurricanes

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:48 am

No Battle of Britain tribute can be complete without the Hawker Hurricane. Five gathered this weekend and did a taxi run along the crowd line.
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Hurricanes claimed two thirds of all enemy aircraft destroyed during the Battle of Britain and whilst the Spitfire got all the glory, the Hurricane won the fight.

I'll post some shots of the Spitfire taxi run and Veterans drive by later.
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Re: Hurricanes

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:16 am

The Sea Hurri is that the Old Warden collection one?

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Ps. Anyone making any Katrina gags will be in trouble...
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Re: Hurricanes

Postby Hagar » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:22 am

Very nice. I always liked the Hurricane. A true thoroughbred. ;)

The Sea Hurri is that the Old Warden collection one?

Indeed it is. The only airworthy example in the world. AFAIK
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Re: Hurricanes

Postby Craig. » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:22 am

beautiful Photos, shame about the weather, but definatly atmospheric.

Ps. Anyone making any Katrina gags will be in trouble...
Meanie. :'( seriously though, isn't that begging some moron to challenge how serious your being?
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Re: Hurricanes

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:28 am

Not really, one idiot has been banned for making 9/11 jokes today!
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Re: Hurricanes

Postby FLYING_TRUCKER » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:51 am

Good to see the back bone of Fighter Command Roger ;)

Wonderful shots of a Great Aeroplane  :)

Thanks for posting them.

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Re: Hurricanes

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:03 pm

It is always good to see so many of these superb aircraft. I think only two of the UKs airworthy examples were missing. I don't think I've ever seen more than four in one place before.
Thanks for the comments chaps, glad you liked my shots. :)
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Re: Hurricanes

Postby C » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:13 pm

Very nice. I always liked the Hurricane. A true thoroughbred. ;)

Indeed it is. The only airworthy example in the world. AFAIK


Close. AE977 which was restored and flown a few years ago by Hawker Restorations in Suffolk is airworthy in the US. Having said that, it doesn't appear as a Sea Hurri, and is finished in Douglas Bader's (242 Sqn of the top of my head) colours...


I think only two of the UKs airworthy examples were missing


Yep, LF363 from the BBMF, and the RACo's nightfighter "BE417"
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