Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 V7497 flew for the first time today in the UK, having been restored by Hawker Restorations. The aircraft is based on the recovered remains/identity of a Hurricane which briefly flew combat operations with 501 Squadron in the Battle of Britain before it was shot down over Kent in late September 1940. On his Facebook page, Darren Harbar has posted a photo of the completed aircraft following its first test flight today:
https://www.facebook.com/darrenharbarav ... =3&theaterThe next Hurricanes to look for to fly in the near future and years ahead (all under restoration to fly):
- RCAF 5708 at Ray Middleton's shop in Colorado, USA (former Lone Star Flight Museum example, and is set to be completed/flying next year - the aircraft is now owned by the Dakota Territory Air Museum (previously Texas Flying Legends))
- RCAF 5447 at Vintage Wings of Canada
- RCAF 323 at Hawker Restorations in the UK
- Z5207 at Kaelin Aero Technologies in Germany
- AM274 at FAST Aero in Belgium (project sold/imported from the US several years ago, but work on continuing the restoration forward to completion reportedly only just commenced earlier this year)
- BE505 undergoing conversion to two-seat configuration at Hawker Restorations in the UK