Fantasy of Flight, Russian Hurricane Wings

[martin_sam_2000]

Recently took a tour of Fantasy of Flight and came across these Hurricane Wings. They look like MkII or MkIV, but I don't know enough to be sure, and they have Russian markings on them.

All the info I have find says he only owns a CCF MkXII, RCAF5400, and it is stored offsite, and a cryptic note about a MkIIB.

Does anyone have any info on these? Are they connected to an actual airframe ID or are they just a set of wings?



Thanks,

Sean

[Warbirdnerd]

According to Goodall, they were recovered from a crash site in Russia from AM274 to be used on his MK XII 5400.

[martin_sam_2000]

According to Goodall, they were recovered from a crash site in Russia from AM274 to be used on his MK XII 5400.

Thanks!!

Tour guides had no idea and there was nothing tagged on them. Decent shape for a crash recovery!!

Sean

[mike furline]

According to Goodall, they were recovered from a crash site in Russia from AM274 to be used on his MK XII 5400.

I wonder why they were split?

https://www.hullaeroimages.com/blog
https://www.hullaeroimages.com/blog/201 ... cane-am274
https://www.jneaircraft.com/1942-hawker-hurricane

http://www.thehodgkinsons.org.uk/hawker-guide-RW.htm
Belgium - Hurricane X – AM274 - (N274JW) - (restoration project) at http://www.fastaero.be/hawker-hurricane-am274/
2014 - May 2nd. - the Vormezeele family took possession of the project. They will be completing the restoration to flying condition and adding it to their collection of other vintage aircraft.
2014 - March - the project was put into containers and put upon a ship for Belgium.
2014 - January- JNE Aircraft, LLC, USA (where the web site holds details of the work so far) sold Hawker Hurricane AM274 N274JW restoration project to the Vormezeele family of Belgium.
2003 - John Norman bought the remains of ex-Russian Hurricanes that were offered for sale by Ed Zalesky's "airplane-supply" of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

[martin_sam_2000]

According to Goodall, they were recovered from a crash site in Russia from AM274 to be used on his MK XII 5400.

I wonder why they were split?

https://www.hullaeroimages.com/blog
https://www.hullaeroimages.com/blog/201 ... cane-am274
https://www.jneaircraft.com/1942-hawker-hurricane

http://www.thehodgkinsons.org.uk/hawker-guide-RW.htm
Belgium - Hurricane X – AM274 - (N274JW) - (restoration project) at http://www.fastaero.be/hawker-hurricane-am274/
2014 - May 2nd. - the Vormezeele family took possession of the project. They will be completing the restoration to flying condition and adding it to their collection of other vintage aircraft.
2014 - March - the project was put into containers and put upon a ship for Belgium.
2014 - January- JNE Aircraft, LLC, USA (where the web site holds details of the work so far) sold Hawker Hurricane AM274 N274JW restoration project to the Vormezeele family of Belgium.
2003 - John Norman bought the remains of ex-Russian Hurricanes that were offered for sale by Ed Zalesky's "airplane-supply" of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

From a facebook post i found, the original wings for AM274 were sold early on to Kermit as a way to kickstart the restoration of the rest of the airframe. The wings they have now are from one of the other three they recovered.

[JimH]

From 12 or 13 years ago...crazy how much stuff he has.

Jim

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