Stuff The Spit's All Da Time!, What Is The Oldest And Most Original HURRICANE!

Bader flew a Gemini after the war

… Bader flew himself in in a twin Cessna type thing …

Miles Gemini?

This pic from www.aeroplaneart.com.au

Sorry to mention it on a Hurricane thread, but what would be the 4 bladed Spit.

AB910. QJ-J. Then owner, Vickers Armstrong.

Mark

way cooool!

Great stuff!!

I nearly forgot the thread, as I have spent the last 3 blooody week’s in hospital

Some very interest info, thank you all muchly 🙂 😎

Gotta go as I am rearanging my bedroom, moving book’s and bookshelf’s, so my powered scooter will fit in here.

Who need’s a Gym, heavy……. man all these blooody book’s.

Oh am now Officialy PLANEINSANE!! 😀 :p 😀

Oooooo Roooooooooo, and Croc’s and Dino’s RULE!!!:dev2:

The Hurricane in the Battle of Britain museum P2617 is also an early survivor

It was with 607 squadron during the Battle of France in May 1940. Returned to the UK in June 1940 and repaired by Rollasons at Croydon.

On return to the squadron it was used operationally during August 1940 and was with the squadron during September 1940 at Tangmere at the height of the Battle of Britain.

I would guess that it is pretty original

Just considered this picture again, and looking at the date, it’s not Hucknall, it’s Cottesmore BoB display 19th September 1959, I’m certain that they were both there as a tribute to Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, Bader flew himself in in a twin Cessna type thing and Johnson was station commander at the time, the whole show was televised live on ITV in between bouts of wrestling, would you believe, I wonder if the video tapes are lurking in a vault somewhere.

Perhaps the Hurricane was temporarily painted in camo for this special occasion, was anyone else there.

Original blue paintwork….?

IIRC it’s ‘original’ factory camo ‘Last of the Many’ finish disappeared when it was painted blue for it’s 1950 Kings Cup Air Race appearance, and was then repainted back into it’s camo ‘Last of the Many’ scheme sometime in the mid-1960’s, before getting another re-paint for it’s use in the filming of Battle of Britain.

Interesting, I always assumed it was blue from the beginning, on the other hand, if it was delivered during the war it would be in camo finish wouldn’t it.

This is a photo we took at the Hucknall Airshow in 1959, I’m assuming that LotM is the Hurricane featured, I can’t tell whether it’s in camo finish or not from this picture though I’m thinking it may be in camo, and you can’t make out the white letters on the side either, would it possibly be wearing some sort of temporary film scheme, Reach for the Sky had been made 3 years previously so it couldn’t have been for that.
Sorry to mention it on a Hurrricane thread, but what would be the 4 bladed Spit.

Here’s some video footage of the Finnish Hurricane Mk.I / HC-452 … Chris

Thank you Chris, what a remarkable time capsule. D

Tim Wallace’s one is a Battle Of France veteran I beieve but as it is fully restored and airworthy I do not know how much of the original is there .

Hi all, we rebuilt the wings for this aircraft P3351 back in 1995 at AA whilst hawker restorations did the fuse and other flight critical components. Was great too be part of this rebuild. Thanks to Hawker restorations & Sir Tim Wallis.

Steve.

I cant resist stroking Duxfords blackbird everytime i am there just because of the tactile sensation and the fact that 20 years before i could have been shot for trying to.

But back to my earlier post is there any pics of the prototype Hurricane getting the chop as i remember the magazine saying it ‘vanished’ thats what made me remember it as i love the hurricane and the hope the prototype (or bits of it) surviving would be worth looking into.

curlyboy

Oldest Hurricane

P2902 ( R-DX )has been back in this country for over 15 years now, and according to rumour and a book, is close to being airworthy.
Someone here will surely know more than I.

At Dunkirk in May 1940 and Just before the journey home (circa 1990’s???)

“What is it with people that they feel the need to tap an airplane to see what it feels like! Shame to see her unprotected like that! If you had the same aircraft on display in the UK or North America, you wouldn’t have been able to get within 5 feet of it.”

Peter its time to come to Edmonton…

Very few of our aircraft are roped off, you can even get up close and look in the Mossie.

Just opened up our Sabre to allow the public to sit in it under strict supervision.

Our one Beech 18 is set up to allow the public in and take an aerial tour of Edmonton on video

The 737 is open for Supervised tours weekend through the summer.

We believe in making aviation come alive, as long as it can be done safely while maintaining the artifact.

Tom

I recall seeing ‘Last of the Many’ at many airshows during the 50’s and 60’s, still in it’s original blue paintwork. Obviously, it was repainted for the BoB film, 40 years ago

Original blue paintwork….?

IIRC it’s ‘original’ factory camo ‘Last of the Many’ finish disappeared when it was painted blue for it’s 1950 Kings Cup Air Race appearance, and was then repainted back into it’s camo ‘Last of the Many’ scheme sometime in the mid-1960’s, before getting another re-paint for it’s use in the filming of Battle of Britain.

What is it with people that they feel the need to tap an airplane to see what it feels like! Shame to see her unprotected like that! If you had the same aircraft on display in the UK or North America, you wouldn’t have been able to get within 5 feet of it.

does touching count ? have to say I like to feel the rivets etc – but then again when I was last at the FAA museum there was a 7 or 8 year old girl swinging the Fulmar rudder around…….:mad:

as for me, sorry, am a saddo but if close enough I can resist a gentle touch:(

If you had the same aircraft on display in the UK or North America, you wouldn’t have been able to get within 5 feet of it.

um – not so. There are numerous aircraft in Canada, the US and UK which are fondled by the public. See the recent WIX thread on ‘Flak Bait’.

What is it with people that they feel the need to tap an airplane to see what it feels like! Shame to see her unprotected like that! If you had the same aircraft on display in the UK or North America, you wouldn’t have been able to get within 5 feet of it.

Link anybody? I went a-googling but couldn’t find it.

Here’s some video footage of the Finnish Hurricane Mk.I / HC-452

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtbMW6ksoL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INPlBj9hTOU

Chris

Which museum has a Mk IV painted up as a BOB version? Thought it was the Science museum?

See my post 16. It’s in it’s own, genuine BoB colours, albeit refurbished into them.

I suspect R4118 would fall down on the originality stakes on the basis that it has been restored to fly, and a lot of original material would have to be replaced. I would have thought the Science Museum’s article would be up there, being the only canvas-wing version in existence, and a Dunkirk veteran. I think it’s in similar condition to when it returned from repairs after the Battle of France though whether it’s been restored or not I’m not sure.

As far as flyers go, The Last of The Many must be a possibility for originality – although obviously not earliness!

Which museum has a Mk IV painted up as a BOB version? Thought it was the Science museum?

How original are the examples at manston and Cosford?

Very little. It was converted to a Mk 2 before it went to Russia and came back as a pile of bits.

Tim Wallace’s one is a Battle Of France veteran I beieve but as it is fully restored and airworthy I do not know how much of the original is there .