1942 HAWKER HURRICANE MK XII For Sale in Duxford, England United Kingdom

1942 Hawker Hurricane Mk XII

History

The Hurricane was the RAF’s first monoplane fighter, going into service before its famous partner in RAF service the Spitfire. The Hurricane was available in greater numbers for its finest hour in the Battle of Britain, where it played a crucial role in the defence of Great Britain, shooting down more enemy aircraft than the Spitfire. Hurricane Mk XIIa 5711 (G-HURI) was rebuilt in the 1980’s from the best original Hurricane parts sourced, in the previous 10 years, from all over Canada. It was given the identity of aircraft CC&F c/n 72036 as that aircraft was the source of the airframe used in the rebuild.

RCAF 5711 had been built in 1942 by the Canadian Car & Foundry as part of their sixth production batch and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. It is believed to have served with 123 Squadron at Debert before going to 127 and 129 Squadrons at Dartmouth and onto 1 Operational Training Unit at Bagotville.

Acquired by Stephen Grey in 1982 who completed the restoration, it made its first post-restoration flight in 1989 painted in RAF markings as Z3781 coded XR-T of No 71 Eagle Sqn. Historic Aircraft Collection acquired the Hurricane in 2002 and after undergoing an 18 month extensive programme of repairs and maintenance the Hurricane reappeared in an entirely new paint scheme for 2004, Z5140 coded HA-C of No 126 Sqn, the paint scheme that was worn by a Hurricane IIB, flown with 126 Squadron during the siege of Malta. In September 2005 Hurricane Z5140 became the first Hurricane to return to the Mediterranean island of Malta since the Second World War. It flew there as part of the Merlins Over Malta project. In August 2012 she flew to Moscow to display in their centenary airshow. For the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and with the support of the Polish Embassy G-HURI was repainted in the RAF markings as P3700, a Hurricane Mk I, coded RF-E of No 303 (Polish) Sqn. Today, G-HURI wears the markings of two Hurricanes operated by 302 (Polish) Sqn. Finished in the markings of Flt Lt Tadeusz Chlopik/P2954/WX-E on the Starboard side and Wing Commander Julian Kowalski/P3935/WX-D on the Port side.

The Hurricane is available for Inspection strictly by appointment only via Platinum Fighter Sales.

• 592.0 Hrs. since restoration

• Trigg TY91 VHF
• TT22 Transponder

• Authentic period

• Authentic WWII 1940
• 302 (Polish) Sqn. Finished in the markings of P2954/WX-E on the Starboard side and P3935/WX-D on the Port side

• In Annual and Airworthy