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Re: Hawker Hurricane for sale!
Posted by Paul on Thu Jun 20, 2002 09:56:36 AM
In reply top Re: Hawker Hurricane for sale! posted by Steve Young on Thu Jun 20, 2002 07:54:25 AM
I guess going to America to live with the Spit & Harvard (same owners, they just fly the planes over there).
: So if the Spitfire and Harvard have gone, and the Hurrican
: e doesn't fit into their plans, what's likely to become of
: the Buchon they've got under restoration?
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:
: : 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
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: : 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-fo
: r-
: : money v's entertainment value had significant influence.
: A
: : dditionally, since the departure of the Spitfire and Har
: va
: : rd, it was becoming obvious to all that the Hurricane si
: mp
: : ly didn't fit into our shared vision of all that Breight
: on
: : is about. As a result, it was decided to let the Hurri'
: g
: : o. However, the Company have been out and about with the
: ir
: : shopping lists and a brief to find two or three histori
: c
: : aircraft considerably more appropriate to the ambience t
: ha
: : t we're all trying to create at Breighton. The first of
: th
: : ose was the Fokker Dr1 Triplane replica, I can now revea
: l
: : that the two new aircraft they've chosen are even more e
: xc
: : iting and incredibly rare."
: :
: : Let's hope that the plane will remain in the UK!
: :
: : regards
: : Olivier
: :