Here are some of the photos from Mum (Linda), Dad (Clive), my brother (Andrew) and Tim Thoday’s trip to paint the Maltese Aviation Museum’s Hurricane last week.
Spraying the fuselage
The completed fuselage
The Hurricane in the Malta sun…
and the news article
Malta Times – World War II Hurricane back in shape
The rest of the photos can be found at
Vintage Fabrics – Malta Hurricane Z3055
Glenn
By: Chris Broad - 2nd September 2003 at 00:53
a question
Would the Hurricane be allowed to Taxi without its wings attached? Or is this a big no-no… What are the rules regarding post restoration taxiing trials?
(ps. at least it won’t ‘accidentally’ fly before allowed to 😉 )
By: oiitsme - 2nd September 2003 at 00:34
Looks good I saw it in its undercoat with its wings they have a good spit as well but satic. has the hurricane taxied yet??
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th August 2003 at 01:03
Absolutely right Mark. The only colour shot I could find of a Mk I Beaufighter (although on closer inspection of the original, she seems to have a Mk IV tail. Bu99er.:mad: ), apart from some I have of an incomplete one of course…
Apparently T’aqali is where RAFM’s RD253 was rescued from in 1967. Oddly enough only seven years after the last Beau flew in RAF service. How very short sighted they were not to have saved one of the last ones, rather than having to rely on a pair of wrecks from Malta and Portugal… :confused:
By: Mark12 - 28th August 2003 at 23:09
Steve,
And that Avatar Beaufighter shot looks like it was taken at T’aqali with the Medina on the horizon – just yards from where the Hurricane is currently located.
Mark
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th August 2003 at 22:30
Originally posted by dhfan
For those of you that didn’t read the Malta Times article, Glenn has understandably omitted to point out that the paint job was done at no charge.
I know that a lot of restorers operate at the bare bones financially, so this makes it even more of an achievement. I’ve got the utmost admiration for them. Top notch!
By: Seafuryfan - 28th August 2003 at 20:45
Thanks for the photos Glen – what a brilliant job!!!
By: dhfan - 28th August 2003 at 16:27
For those of you that didn’t read the Malta Times article, Glenn has understandably omitted to point out that the paint job was done at no charge.
By: Mark12 - 28th August 2003 at 09:00
Splendid show!
If you can produce/restore this from a salt water recovery, who knows what the future may bring from the lakes of Russia and Scandinavia.
Cedit photo:- Dave Cunnington
By: RadarArchive - 28th August 2003 at 07:27
I saw the Hurricane at Ta’Qali when I was there a couple of years ago. They were still in the process of restoring it, but even then it looked great. To see the airframe completed (albeit minus wings) and painted, it looks absolutely fantastic. It really is a great advert for the skills of all involved in the project and a great tribute to the defenders of Malta. Well done all round!
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th August 2003 at 00:13
Fantastic!
Cheers Glenn, they’ve done a great job there.
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