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Re: Lone Star Hurricane Again.. Canadian researchers
Posted by Yak 11 Fan on Thu Jan 23, 2003 07:23:18 AM
In reply top Re: Lone Star Hurricane Again.. Canadian researchers posted by Ron Henry on Thu Jan 23, 2003 06:07:48 AM
: : : Lone Star Hurricane was recovered from a swamp near
: : : Gander in 1972.
: : :
: : : Canadian records must exist for a crash into a swamp n
: ea
: : r
: : : Gander and may provide an ID.. The construction nos is
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: : : quoted a CCF-96..
: :
: : The Hurricane at the planes of fame...
: : Model: Hawker-Canadian Car and Foundry Mk X Sea Hurrica
: ne
: :
: : S/N: AE977
: : C/N: CCF-41H-8020
: : Codes: "LE D"
: : History: Mk I Hurricane (1941) AE977 RAF, AE977 RN, con
: ve
: : rted Mk X Sea Hurricane (by 1942/7), badly damaged in a
: co
: : llision, SOS, restoration started (1996), G-TWTD, first
: po
: : st restoration flight (2000/6)
: :
: : So I would not be suprised if it is close to this s/n.
: I'
: : ll email the National Aviation Museum and see if they ha
: ve
: : anything, and check Mr. Griffin's book for any info.
: :
: : BTW, the data for the Planes of Fame huricane has not be
: en
: : confirmed. I have only started digging up its history.
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: : If anyone has any details to add, please let me know.
: :
: : Regards,
: :
: : Mike
:
: Was the Confederate Air Force involved in the swamp recove
: ry? SOS - Struck Off as Scrap? If AE977 was a RN Sea Hurr
: icane X and it was badly damaged in a collision, I'm guess
: ing that it happened in UK? How, then, did it end up in a
: swamp in Newfoundland?!
:
AE977 was involved in a collision in the UK during the war, with the wreckage stored in the UK after that so could not have come from a Newfoundland swamp.
We are however talking about two different aircraft here CCF-96 and AE977 are not the same.