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Re: Hurricane projects that Jim Pearce has.
Posted by TonyD on Tue Feb 26, 2002 01:49:25 PM
In reply top Re: Hurricane projects that Jim Pearce has. posted by Will Fowler on Mon Feb 25, 2002 08:47:18 PM
Will
Merlin plate might help, however, only if the number of contestants could be narrowed down. One could then view the movement cards at RAFM Hendon as they (usually) have the engine numbers on them (unless changed in field).
Reggys
Tony
: Cheers Tony,
:
: It's a shame Hawker or the RAF or other end users did not
: take the time to wack a few serial numbers around the vari
: ous parts but at the end of the day I doubt they thought t
: hat the aircraft would have such a following so far down t
: he road.
:
: I do hope Jim can get his Russian connections to did up so
: me useful information, I wonder if the merlin plate number
: would help, maybe not if it was an engine change but bett
: er than nothing, thanks again Tony!!
:
: Kind regards,
:
: Will
:
: : Hi Will
: :
: : Whoever buys one, serial provenance maybe difficult to e
: st
: : ablish. Unfortunately Hawkers only put the serial number
: o
: : n two dedicated parts of the airframe:- The serial no. p
: la
: : te (small 1"x1.5" brass plate) located on port Joint 'C'
: a
: : nd the starboard side of the doghouse. That leaves just
: th
: : e brass plate if the doghouse has (long since) rotted. I
: h
: : ave seen serial numbers on some under belly panels and t
: he
: : tail fairing. Unlike Hunters that had the number on eac
: h
: : access panel
: :
: : TonyD