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jasonp51d
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The 2 Crates were opened & the Curtis Hawk 75 emerged (no sign of Spit 19)- looking gorgeous - chap from Fighter rebuilders busily assembling her with Stephen Grey attentively looking on & helping.


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Are their any more hawks being restored?????? We may be able to help. My dads cousin was a tech rep/engineer for Curtiss-Wright, we have a bunch of blueprints of the Hawk 75 and the early P-40. Those of you who own the P-40 walk around book..........some of his pics are in there when he was with the RAF in Egypt.

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The Hawk looked lovely today and by the time I left Duxford the tail feathers and prop were on.

I'm sure that the Hawk will look even better in the air.

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N3Njeff wrote:
Are their any more hawks being restored?????? We may be able to help. My dads cousin was a tech rep/engineer for Curtiss-Wright, we have a bunch of blueprints of the Hawk 75 and the early P-40. Those of you who own the P-40 walk around book..........some of his pics are in there when he was with the RAF in Egypt.


Yes, in Blenheim, New Zealand. If you want contact info send me a pm .....or DaveM2 would be a good contact person as well.

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1st class pics!!!

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DID NOT KNOW THAT FIGHTER REBUILDER RESTORED IT. WHEN WILL IT FLY
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i'm sure the flight itinerary will be surfacing shortly. would love to see it, but not in the cards for me this year. best, tom

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BINGO wrote:
DID NOT KNOW THAT FIGHTER REBUILDER RESTORED IT.
Who said that?
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The issue of fly past it was in said that steve hintons fighter rebuilders carried out most of the work and a fighter rebuilders chap put it together. is this incorrect?
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I saw it fully assembled at the Planes of Fame last January. I assume that Fighter Rebuilders simply reassembled it after shipping.

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And?

Was there something bad over the restauration.

I don't quite get your point.

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Was there something bad over the restauration.
Absolutely not! There is likely none finer.
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Then who rebuilt it?

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