Dates

Event

July 1944

Constructed as a Hurricane IIC.
Built at Hawkers factory at Langley. Last of 14,533 Hurricanes built

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n PZ865.
Was bought by Hawker Aircraft Ltd before entering service.

July 1944

To Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston on Thames.
Put into storage at Langley.

From 1 May 1950 to 1 July 1963

To Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston on Thames with new c/r G-AMAU.
Entered into the Kings Cup Race and came second.

14 May 1950

Photographer: via Tony Clarke
Notes: At White Waltham

From 1 July 1963 to 19 December 1972

To Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, Kingston on Thames keeping c/r G-AMAU.

19 December 1972

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n PZ865.

To The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire/Lincs, England.
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Markings Applied: DT A
Markings represent Squadron Leader R.Stanford-Tucks aircraft with 257 (Burma) Squadron in 1940.

Circa 1975

Photographer: Unknown

22 June 1975

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Hurricane IIC of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight taking off at the 1975 RAF Church Fenton Airshow

10 September 1977

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Hurricane IIC of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on display at the 1977 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

By June 1978

Markings Applied: JU-Q
Early WWII scheme, black and white split undersurfaces. In 111 Sqn markings.

17 June 1978

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane IIC on static display at the 1978 RAF Waddington Airshow.

29 May 1981

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air fete

4 September 1982

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Finningley Battle of Britain Air Day

By July 1983

Markings Applied: The Last of the Many

23 July 1983

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Greenham Common IAT83

Circa 1984

Photographer: Unknown

Circa 1984

Photographer: Unknown

Circa 1984

Photographer: Unknown

By May 1989

Markings Applied: RF-U
303(Polish)Sqn markings representing aircraft flown by Sgt Joseph Frantisek.

28 May 1989

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 89

9 August 1989

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow

By May 1993

Markings Applied: J

29 May 1993

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: At RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 1993.

Circa 1994

Photographer: Unknown

8 May 1995

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Duxford Airshow

By July 2002

Markings Applied: Q
WWII SE Asia colour scheme.

17 July 2002

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show

17 July 2002

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Airshow

By September 2005

Markings Applied: JX-E
Colour scheme of Night Reaper JX-E, (BE581) which was flown by Flight Lieutenant Karel Kut Kuttlewascher, who was a Czech fighter ace. BE581 was flown during night intruder operations by Flight Lieutenant Karel Kut Kuttlewascher who shot down 15 enemy bombers in 15 missions from Tangmere in 1942, he went on to achieve 18 kills during the war.The reproduction of BE581 JX-E faithfully reproduced Night Reaper on the starboard engine cowl. Also, the eleven swastikas representing his kills up to the 5th May 1942 when he scored three kills in one night were on the port side by the canopy. The replacement Rudder and port wing panel on BE581, which came from a Turbinlite Hurricane, were represented by being painted black.

17 September 2005

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: At RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

25 July 2009

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: This Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane IIC seen on a re-fuelling stop at Carlisle.

By 7 September 2013

Markings Applied: EG-S
Replicating Hurricane Mk IIC HW840, coded EG-S, of 34 Squadron, South East Asia Command during 1944, the personal aircraft of Canadian pilot, Flight Lieutenant Jimmy Whalen DFC.Sadly, Jimmy lost his life on 18 April 1944, 5 days before his 24th birthday, during the Battle for Kohima. He had carried out 176 sorties against the enemy, 107 being over enemy territory and 23 at night. He had to his credit 3 ME-109s destroyed and 1 damaged whilst flying from England and 3 Japanese Navy Val Type 99s destroyed over Ceylon.

7 September 2013

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: RAF Leuchars Air Show

14 June 2015

Photographer: Simon Wallwork
Notes: At Cosford

19 July 2015

Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
Notes: RAF Fairford, UK

13 July 2019

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Airshow

13 July 2019

Photographer: Robert Nichols

13 July 2019

Photographer: Robert Nichols