Hawker biplane survivors

Isn’t there a Dancock still in Denmark?

John

Here’s a rather dull shot of the one in the Museum here in Johannesburg

A New One

According to the latest Classic Wings magazine

Hawker Fury II K8304 (ex Maintenance Serial 1706M) is about 2 years away from flight in Canada (there are a couple of pictures in there) – This is a new one to me – Has anybody got any history of this machine ?

Thanks

Paul

What ever happened to the Hind (?) remains in a scrapyard in Afghanistan that were pictured a couple of years ago?

– The remains of 15 Hinds (6 of which are identifiable airframes) were imported into the UK by a Mr Paul Chriswick
at the end of 2006 – he intends to keep L7191 (a Hind Trainer)

Add to the list Hind NZ1517 under restoration at Subritzkys in New Zealand. Currently listed for sale, restoration completed, at GBP1.3M

ZOMBIE thread alert! 😮

And read the smal(ish) print – it ‘aint completed. 😎

Add to the list Hind NZ1517 under restoration at Subritzkys in New Zealand. Currently listed for sale, restoration completed, at GBP1.3M

http://www.provenancefightersales.com/hawker_hind_NZ1517.htm

Small correction to foxwell’s comprehensive list above:

The Hawker Danecock/Dankok in Denmark is no longer in Billund (the museum there was closed many years ago) but is now with the Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft in Stauning on the Danish West Coast.

Picture and info here: http://www.flymuseum.dk/sprog/engelsk/UKfly/dankok_uk.html

Thanks to Paul Dunkerley, I have added a couple of his pictures of Demon K8203, built by Boulton Paul to my website: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/markansell/bpa/demon/demon.html
Can’t wait to see this in action!

There were reports in the not too distant past of a Hawker Nisr (Pegasus radial engined export version of the Audax) that was on display in Iraq at the Al Abied racing circuit. This was mentioned in Bob Ogden’s museums volume on Asia. In the text he reported that New Zealand member of the UN had visited the Military Museum (based at Muthenna Airfield but with some items at the race track) and reported the Nisr as at the circuit. One of 34 Nisrs delivered to Iraq in 1936.

Was the report accurate? If true does the airframe still survive? If so where is it now?

hi Guys

just made a very expensive phone call to deepest darkest Bedfordshire – 1 Hawker Osprey recovered from Scotland 1981 – very rough but restorable – was a radial at one stage at least – fuse and 3 wings 70 – 80 % there but will be sold at some stage as the owner is a bit to old to start it now – a friend of a friend and doesn’t want to talk about it . I think the thought of selling it upsets him – When he is OK about it I will post the details – I was just told it was an Osprey so without seeing it I don’t know but it sounds like he knows what he is talking about .

Regards
John P

There are three Cygnets.
One original and two replicas the additional one to the list from foxwell above is G-CAMM

What ever happened to the Hind (?) remains in a scrapyard in Afghanistan that were pictured a couple of years ago?

rumour has it it is now somewhere in the uk. it may well be at skysport engineering. there is something there that looks very much like one. i cannot get there at the moment though to confirm or deny this.

there are no other hawker tom**** around. old warden is my local feild so i see her often.

here goes:
hawker hind – old warden

Hawker tomtit – old warden

Hawker Hind – imperial war museam

Hawker deamon – the fighter collection duxford

hawker nimrod – battle of britain museam raf hawkidge

Aerovintage have a Swedish Hart

G

Glenn

Thanks.. I knew it was Swedish.. I knew it was a Hawker Biplane.. However I was uncertain of the type!

Any details on the Aerovintage Swedish Hart?

There was an issue of Aeroplane (I think), either earlier this year or late last year with a couple of photos of the Afghan Hinds in the scrapheap. I think in amongst the wreckage were numerous mines, which would make it a very difficult job of removing the remains of the Hinds.

Alex

What ever happened to the Hind (?) remains in a scrapyard in Afghanistan that were pictured a couple of years ago?

Aerovintage have a Swedish Hart

G

Doesn’t Guy Black have an ex Swedish Osprey as well?

Hi,

The only Osprey that I know of is the Swedish Air Force Museum example. The remains of SE-AYR, of which around 70% was recovered in 1985, is in storage awaiting restoration.

Apparently the RAF Museum aquired a pair of Osprey floats from Sweden, it’s possible these may have come from SE-AYR. It is hoped that these will be returned to Sweden for SE-AYR.

Alex