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Hi Guys,

Can you help me confirm weather or not the following preserved aircraft actively participated in Battle of Britain?

Hurricane Mk I, Science Museum, L1592
Hurricane Mk I, RoB Museum, Hendon, P2617
Hurricane Mk I, RAFM wreck P2902
Hurricane Mk I, P3351 rebuilt to Mk II

Spitfire Mk I, RAFM Hendon, K9942
Spitfire Mk IIa, BoB Museum, P7350
Spitfire Mk I, IWM R9616
Spitfire Mk I, Science Museum P9444
Spitfire Mk I, AR213
Spitfire Mk I, RAFM, Hendon, X4590

Did the BoB Museum Defiant participate?

Apart from the Bf 109E-3/B W.Nr. 4101, are there any other BoB messerschmitt veterans?

Best regards
/Mikael

P7350 did indeed see active service in the Battle of Britain and is the only surviving flyable Spitfire to have done so (by the way this Spitfire is with the BBMF, RAF Coningsby, Lincs, UK, not the BoB Museum). AR213 was built in 1941 and did not see service in the BoB. cannot say much about the other static examples right now (its been a long day at a very wet airshow).

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You are missing Peter Vacher's recently restored Hurricane Mk1, R4118, off this list.

Mike

109E-1/B wk.nr.4034

109 E-4/N wk.nr. 1190

109E-3 wk.nr. 1289

Also most likely 109E w.nr. 3523 ( but not proven yet)

Also rans


109E-3 wk.nr.1342 ( although nothing of that particular aircraft in the rebuild worth mentioning)

Alpine Fighter Collection Hurricane ( 95 % new build)

Dave

Off the top of my head:

Spitfire Mk I, IWM R9616 - has a significant BoB combat history, making kills and recieving damage. Detail is on the web, worth searching. There was a good thread on the a/c at the Flypast Forum.

The RAF Museum's Defiant N1671 did not participate. It's early history is obscure, but served first with night-fighter units.

You need to get you museums right, to avoid confusion! The (Kent) 'Battle of Britain Museum' at Hawkinge is an entirely different institution to the 'RAF Museum's Battle of Britain Hall' which is the correct name for the location you've used. As Mk.V said, P7350 is with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Conningsby.

The Science Museum Hurricane L1592 crash-landed at Croydon, on the 18/8/1940 (UK date style) flown by a pilot called 'Looker', and is the only surviving fabric winged Hurricane. Much of the info you are after is on the web BTW; the Science museum's website says of the Hurricane "This particular machine fought over Dunkirk and in the Battle of Britain."
http://www.ingenious.org.uk/site.asp?s=S2&DCID=1954-660

Hope that helps a bit!

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Raven

Thanks for your help guys!
/Mike