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Re: Hawker Hurricane for sale!

Posted by Steve Young on Thu Jun 20, 2002 07:54:25 AM

In reply top Hawker Hurricane for sale! posted by Olivier Annaheim on Thu Jun 20, 2002 03:29:11 AM

So if the Spitfire and Harvard have gone, and the Hurricane doesn't fit into their plans, what's likely to become of the Buchon they've got under restoration?


: Dear all,
:
: Have seen the following on the "Real Aeroplane Company" ho
: mepage....
:
:
: "The Real Aeroplane Company has decided to place its all b
: lack Hawker Hurricane Mk XII (G-HURR) on the market. The d
: ecision was not taken lightly but was made for a variety o
: f reasons. With our display commitment now firmly rooted i
: n furthering the development of Breighton as the north's l
: eading aviation centre, that simple equation of value-for-
: money v's entertainment value had significant influence. A
: dditionally, since the departure of the Spitfire and Harva
: rd, it was becoming obvious to all that the Hurricane simp
: ly didn't fit into our shared vision of all that Breighton
: is about. As a result, it was decided to let the Hurri' g
: o. However, the Company have been out and about with their
: shopping lists and a brief to find two or three historic
: aircraft considerably more appropriate to the ambience tha
: t we're all trying to create at Breighton. The first of th
: ose was the Fokker Dr1 Triplane replica, I can now reveal
: that the two new aircraft they've chosen are even more exc
: iting and incredibly rare."
:
: Let's hope that the plane will remain in the UK!
:
: regards
: Olivier
:

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