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Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:48 am
by HawkerTempest5
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.

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:16 am
by ozzy72
The Sea Hurri is that the Old Warden collection one?

Mark

Ps. Anyone making any Katrina gags will be in trouble...

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:22 am
by Hagar
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

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:22 am
by Craig.
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?

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:28 am
by ozzy72
Not really, one idiot has been banned for making 9/11 jokes today!

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:51 am
by FLYING_TRUCKER
Good to see the back bone of Fighter Command Roger ;)

Wonderful shots of a Great Aeroplane  :)

Thanks for posting them.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:03 pm
by HawkerTempest5
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. :)

Re: Hurricanes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:13 pm
by C
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"