Former Ed Russell Hawker Hurricane Mk XII Arrives in AUS

[VintageAviationNews]

Thanks for the assist to our counterpart in Australia - John from Warbirds Online

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-ne ... ralia.html

[JDK]

Good stuff. As well as being definitely the first flying Hawker Hurricane in Australia for more than 65 years, it's only the second example ever to get here.

[Warbird Kid]

"Nothing ever stays the same. Everything changes."

My dad told me that when I was young and dammit, if it hasn't gotten truer as time goes on.

It's a shame Mr. Russell decided to get out of the business. His three fighters were a major attraction at any show in the North East. Imagine if he was still operating his aircraft last year. They would have had an additional Spit and Hurricane on the field at the Hamilton show! I always liked this group, being very small but having such rare and exotic aircraft. But alias, nothing stays the same. And at least the planes are still with us. The Spitfire in England, the Hurricane in Australia. So where does that leave the Harvard and the coveted 109?

[JDK]

So where does that leave the Harvard and the coveted 109?

Undervalued and overpriced?

[Warbird Kid]

When I heard how much Glacier Girl went for I thought that was waaaay overpriced but it just goes to show someone out there with a great enough want and big enough checkbook will buy. You couldn't see Kermit Weeks turing around and just buying the 109 outright for the asking price?

[VintageAviationNews]

At the end of the day the prices are determined by how bad the buyer(s) want(s) the bird.

[54H60]

Hopefully a good inspection was done on the wing spars prior to purchase. Something especially important on a Hurricane.