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Re: Hurricanes - Definition of 'Flyer' - Addendum

Posted by PeterA on Mon Jul 28, 2003 04:39:17 AM

In reply top Re: Hurricanes - Definition of 'Flyer' posted by PeterA on Sun Jul 27, 2003 03:21:42 AM

The following note was dropped in to my mail box and was received with thanks.
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"There are 7 Hurricane projects in the UK and 2 Hurricane projects in the US under active rebuild to airworthy status:

UNITED KINGDOM:
Rick Roberts Hurricane Mk.I P2902 G-ROBT
Hawker Restorations Hurricane Mk.I P3717
Peter Vacher Hurricane Mk.I R4118 G-HUPW
Hawker Restorations Hurricane Mk.I V7497 G-HRLI
Retro and Track Hurricane Mk.I Z5207 G-BYDL
Hugh Taylor Hurricane Mk.IIb Z5252
Classic Aero Engineering Ltd Hurricane Mk.IIb G-CBOE

USA:

FHC's Hurricane Mk.XII BW881 / G-KAMM
LSFM's Hurricane Mk.XII CCF-96 (identity not confirmed)

Jack Arnold in Canada/Florida is also beleived to be rebuilding BW841 and BW873."

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: If we are going to define 'Flyer'/Airworthy as 'push the b
: utton and go' I think we will all end up chasing our tails
: . The number will vary on a daily basis and the use of the
: list, presumably to give intersted WIX parties the overal
: l general situation, will be lost. This problem was solved
: on the Flypast 'Spitfires on the Wing' supplement last ye
: ar by adding a few definition sub groups - Airworthy under
: maintenance, under accident repair, or more importantly '
: resting', the latter to cover aircraft restored to flight
: status but not flown in recent times. In the case of the F
: lypast Spitfire supplement it was decided to draw a line a
: t the Battle of Britain film in 1968 and list all aircraft
: that subsequently had air under all three tyres using the
: ir own motive power.
: In the case of Hurricanes I would be intersted to know the
: 'Airworthy' number and also the how many projects are in
: process and ownership where Airworthy status is a realisti
: c objective. Another four or five perhaps? More?
:
:
: : : Historic Aircraft Collection, Duxford, UK
: :
: : Saw this one at Legends in a hangar witout an engine, so
: c
: : urrently she's not a flyer.....
: :
: : Sander
: :
: : : My last count went to 10 airworthy machines:
: : :
: : : Fighter Factory, Suffolk, Virginia USA
: : : David Price/CAF USA
: : : Friedkin Family Warbirds, Chino USA
: : : Alpine Fighter Collection, N Zealand
: : : The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK
: : : Shuttleworth Collection, Beds, UK
: : : BBMF, Lincs, UK
: : : BBMF, Lincs,UK
: : : Real Aircraft Company, Yorks, UK

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