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Re: Hurricanes - Definition of 'Flyer' - Addendum
Posted by Yak 11 Fan on Mon Jul 28, 2003 09:22:50 AM
In reply top Re: Hurricanes - Definition of 'Flyer' - Addendum posted by PeterA on Mon Jul 28, 2003 04:39:17 AM
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: USA:
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: FHC's Hurricane Mk.XII BW881 / G-KAMM
: LSFM's Hurricane Mk.XII CCF-96 (identity not confirmed)
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: Jack Arnold in Canada/Florida is also beleived to be rebu
: ilding BW841 and BW873."
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G-KAMM is still in the UK under rebuild for an American owner
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: : If we are going to define 'Flyer'/Airworthy as 'push the
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: : utton and go' I think we will all end up chasing our tai
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: : . The number will vary on a daily basis and the use of t
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: : list, presumably to give intersted WIX parties the over
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: : l general situation, will be lost. This problem was solv
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: : on the Flypast 'Spitfires on the Wing' supplement last
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: : ar by adding a few definition sub groups - Airworthy und
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: : maintenance, under accident repair, or more importantly
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: : resting', the latter to cover aircraft restored to fligh
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: : status but not flown in recent times. In the case of the
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: : lypast Spitfire supplement it was decided to draw a line
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: : t the Battle of Britain film in 1968 and list all aircra
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: : that subsequently had air under all three tyres using t
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: : ir own motive power.
: : In the case of Hurricanes I would be intersted to know t
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: : 'Airworthy' number and also the how many projects are i
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: : process and ownership where Airworthy status is a realis
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: : c objective. Another four or five perhaps? More?
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: : : : Historic Aircraft Collection, Duxford, UK
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: : : Saw this one at Legends in a hangar witout an engine,
: so
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: : : urrently she's not a flyer.....
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: : : Sander
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: : : : My last count went to 10 airworthy machines:
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: : : : 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