Hi again,

Here are some photos of P2902 taken prior to its move to the current restoration facility. Kenneth would have loved to have lived to have seen the Hurricane take to the skies again.

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Cheers

Owen

Hi Nostalgair, I have enjoyed reading your book, picked it up as a present for myself on a trip to Australia to see the family Christmas a year ago. Your biography gives me the impression that Kenneth McGlashan was a real gentleman.
I would certainly be interested in seeing the additional images you have.

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Hi Steven,

Kenneth was most definitely a “real gentleman”. He also possessed the enduring modesty that I have found with so many veterans from these times.

One of my favourite pieces regarding Kenneth puts it in perspective,

“In spite of the many dangers he faced and despite evidence to the contrary, McGlashan regarded himself as nothing more than just another pilot; an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Of the 3,000 allied airmen who flew in the Battle of Britain, only three percent could lay claim to the title of ‘ace’, Kenneth McGlashan always felt great honour in being counted amongst the 97 percent.”

Cheers

Owen

Hi All,

Good to touch base Andy. I am also under the impression that the armoured windscreen is still in circulation, but I am unsure of its location.

Thanks for the photos Merlin. I also saw some up-to-date images in ‘FlyPast’ a while back. Here’s hoping that she’ll take to the skies in the not too distant future. (I’ll be flying to the UK for that one!:)) I have some other images I can post if there is any interest.

As for the wings of P2902, Kenneth recounted that they had been stolen the very day the Hurricane had been raised from its sandy resting place. A member of the recovery team had told him that they had decided to temporarily store the aircraft overnight before moving it to its new residence the next day. The place chosen for this storage was the yard of the local police station. The next day, the wings were gone.

Their ultimate fate is unknown, but photos of the recovery show that they were substantially intact. It is a real shame that they were taken after surviving so many years.

All the best,

Owen

Hi ‘Flightpath’,

That may well be me that you are referring to.

Feel free to PM me.

Regards,

Owen

Thanks ‘Propstrike’.

Here’s a vid showing some images of the great machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0IUbW91N4&feature=PlayList&p=C9C571656DEA3F71&index=2

Cheers

Owen

Hi All,

A book due for release in July is “The Forgotten Few” by Group Captain Doug Hurst (ret’d). It is the story of the involvement of 77 Squadron RAAF in the Korean War.

It promises to be a great read about an often overlooked conflict that had a relatively high casualty rate amongst the pilots. There were also a number of RAF chaps that served on exchange with 77 Squadron.

It’s close to my own heart as my late father served with this squadron in 1951-52.

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Cheers

Owen