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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hurricane
    Latest Model:Hurricane IIC
    Last Military Serial:PZ865 RAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-AMAU
    Compressed ID:Hawker Hurricane IIC sn PZ865 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire / Lincs, England

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    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


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    Peter Nicholson

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