Report: 8 Hurricanes found in Ukraine

[JohnB]

I saw this on the UK Key publishing (FlyPast) forum...
The BBC has reported that the remains of 8 Russian Hurricanes have been found buried in Ukraine.
A later post said they were digging for unexploded bombs when the found them...(which answered my question with all their troubles were they really looking for old aircraft?)

Apparently, they were U.S. Lend Lease, British-built aircraft paid for by the U.S..
Following the policy of "destroy, return or pay for them", the USSR, stripped them and buried them.

They hope to rebuild one for display, and hopefully the other parts (or at least dataplates) can be used to expand the world's Hurricane population.

Last edited by JohnB on Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Covered here: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73827

[marine air]

It would be great to see these go to England or some other safe country. Maybe they could be basis for some restorations in the distant future. The Ukrainians really need to put all their efforts towards their invaders at this time.