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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hurricane
    Latest Model:Hurricane IIC
    Last Military Serial:LF363 RAF
    Construction Number:41H-469290
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hurricane IIC sn LF363 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire / Lincs, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a Hurricane IIC.

    28 January 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n LF363.

    1954

    Transferred to Assigned to RAF Waterbeach Station Flight,.

    Circa 1954


    Photographer: Alf Jeffries

    To The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire/Lincs, England.
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    1969

    Markings Applied: LE-D
    Painted in the markings of 242 Squadron which, during the Battle of Britain, was based at RAF Coltishall under the command of Douglas Bader.

    16 September 1972


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane IIC attended the 1972 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    15 June 1974


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Yeovilton.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Unknown

    12 September 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane II seen on a visit to Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

    By 2 June 1979

    Markings Applied: GN-F

    2 June 1979


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: Photo taken at Prestwick Airport.

    12 June 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Brize Norton Airshow

    By 23 July 1983

    Markings Applied: VY-X

    23 July 1983


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1983 photo of Hawker Hurricane IIC at Greenham Common

    10 September 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Abingdon Battle of Britain Day

    6 August 1986


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow

    By 28 May 1988

    Markings Applied: NV-L

    28 May 1988


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane IIC attended the 1988 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete.

    1989

    Markings Applied: GN-A
    Painted in the markings of Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson (VC), RAF No.249 Squadron, Boscombe Down, 16th August 1940.

    29 July 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Airshow

    29 July 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    18 September 1991

    Crashed.
    Crashed on landing at RAF Wittering following an engine failure.

    Contracted to Historic Flying Ltd, Audley End for work on the airframe.

    From 1994 to 1998

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: US-C
    The work was carried out by Historic Flying.

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford.

    14 March 2007


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At Duxford, UK

    2014

    Markings Applied: JX-B, P3395
    Painted to represent a Hurricane Mk 1, the personal aircraft of Sergeant Pilot Arthur Darkie Clowes DFM, of No 1 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.

    19 July 2015


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Fairford, UK

    By July 2017

    Markings Applied: GN-F, S
    Each side now painted in different markings.


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    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson

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