7 Hurricanes at Duxford, 23 & 24 September

Nice one!

BE505 is on the list.

But no Hurri Bomber?

Looks like we could have been destined for 8 Hurricanes together. A recent IWM press release stated plans for a Blenheim, 2 Gladiator, 8 Hurricane finale flypast. Alas, I’m presuming owing to current engine issues, Hurricane R4118 and TFCs Gladiator have been removed from the list today, with the BHHH Hurricane being added.

Got tickets last night, fingers crossed for good weather.

UK/Europe based Hurricanes:

1. LF363 – BBMF, RAF Coningsby, UK.
2. PZ865 – BBMF, RAF Coningsby, UK.
3. G-BKTH – (Sea Hurricane), Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK.
4. G-HURI – HAC, Duxford UK.
5. G-HUPW/R4118 – Mk 1 – James Brown, Old Warden ,UK.
6. G-CHTK/AE977/P2921 – Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, UK.
7. G-HHII/’BE505′ – Hangar 11 Collection, N Weald, Essex, UK.
8. G-HITT/P3717, Hawker Hurricane Ltd, Old Warden, Beds, UK.
9. G-ROBT – Anglia Aircraft Restorations Limited, Sywell/Duxford; first flight June 19 2017.
10. F-AZXR/P3351 – (former ZK-TPK), Frizo Roozen, Dijon, France.
11. G-CBOE/AG244 – Karl-Friedmann Grimminger, Munich, Germany.

You also have to consider that many civilian pilots of warbirds are ex-RAF, and most have experience of formation flying.

Oh well I was wrong ! thats a first the Mrs has said

Here’s just some of the occasions the BBFM fighters have mingled it with civvies in recent years…

5 Hurricanes by Huw Hopkins, on Flickr

Spitfires and Hurricane by Huw Hopkins, on Flickr

Spitfires and Hurricanes by Huw Hopkins, on Flickr

Like the CWH Lancaster ?
David they had to get some kind of dispensation and also do a crew formation flying prior to the tour and PA474 had to lead, at Duxford I doubt there would be time to get all the Hurricanes together and sign off, maybe BBMF with form on the rear of any main formation.

Eight was the last substantial gathering, I think, for Angels One Five ( Film 1952) with up to six flying together.

”Angels One Five featured three Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft: Hurricane Mk. Is (p2617 and L1592) on loan from the RAF and Hurricane Mk. IIc (LF363) loaned by Hawker Aircraft. An additional five Hurricane Mk. IIc aircraft (N ° 544, 554, 600, 601, 624) came from the Portuguese Air Force”

Portugal still had over 50 at that time, so perhaps there was a retirement formation, which was the final Hurricane ‘big wing’ …………………….until 2017 !

Like the CWH Lancaster ?

There should be two on the continent too – AG244 in Germany (was G-CBOE, not sure what the current reg is) and P3351 (F-AZXR) in France.

Surely BBMF will not fly in formation with non RAF aircraft?

Yes, you are right – G-CHTK, owned by peter Monk and based at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar.
https://bigginhillheritagehangar.co.uk/hurricane-ae977

I believe AE977 and P2921 are the same aircraft.

Hurricane Mk I P2902 (registered G-ROBT), recovered wreck that crashed 31 May 1940 near Dunkirk.[12][13]
Hurricane Mk I P3717 (registered G-HITT), recovered wreck from Russia since traced to have Battle of Britain history.[12]
Hurricane Mk I R4118 (the only flying Battle of Britain veteran; registered G-HUPW) is privately owned by Hurricane Heritage but since 2015 kept within the hangars of the Shuttleworth Collection[14] (restored in 2004 by Hawker Restorations Ltd in the UK).

Hurricane Mk XII P3700 (registered G-HURI), Canadian-built Hurricane Mk XII painted in 2015 to represent a Hurricane Mk I RF-E No. 303 Polish Squadron RAF and operated by the Historic Aircraft Collection, Duxford. Cambridgeshire.[12]

Hurricane Mk IIc LF363 is operated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.[12]
Hurricane Mk IIc PZ865, the last Hurricane built, operated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.[12]
Hurricane Mk IIb BE505 (registered G-HHII), the last flying “Hurribomber”, operated by The Hangar 11 Collection from North Weald (restored in 2005 by Hawker Restorations Ltd in the UK).

Sea Hurricane Mk Ib Z7015 (registered G-BKTH) operated by Shuttleworth Collection Old Warden, England. Former service with 759 and 880 Naval Air Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm.[12]
Sea Hurricane Mk 11 operated by Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar as a Mk 1 painted up as ‘G-ZL’. It has the serial number AE977 and was previously located in the United States
Sea Hurricane Mk X P2921 (registered G-CHTK) based at Biggin Hill Airport, Croydon, London, England.[20]

Let’s have all ten, or is it even more now !

Any chance an Emil will make an appearance?

Maybe the French one is coming over?

R4118 could be touch and go, it has a cracked block. They hope to have it fixed in time.