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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hurricane
    Latest Model:Hurricane IIC
    Last Military Serial:LF686 RAF
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hurricane IIC sn LF686 RAF
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1944

    Constructed as a Hurricane IIC.
    At the Langley factory, near Slough, Buckinghamshire

    14 March 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n LF686.

    14 March 1944

    Transferred to 5 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kemble.

    15 April 1944

    Transferred to 41 Operational Training Unit, RAF Hawarden.

    27 June 1945

    Transferred to RAF Maintenance Command, RAF Chilbolton, Hampshire.
    As a Ground Instruction airframe.

    27 June 1945

    New serial number assigned: 5270M RAF

    July 1948

    Transferred to No. 7 School for Recruit Training, RAF Bridgenorth.
    As a Gate Guardian.

    Markings Applied: LF686
    Painted silver overall sometime after arriving at RAF Bridgenorth.

    1963

    Assigned to RAF Colerne for storage.
    For overhaul and storage.

    Circa 1969

    To Smithsonian National Air Museum.
    In exchange for a Hawker Typhoon.

    1969

    Transported by air.
    From UK to USA in a RAF Transport aircraft.

    From 1989 to 2000

    Restored.
    At the Smithsonian Garber Facility.

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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    16 September 2011


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    15 May 2018


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: at Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum
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    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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