TFC Curtis Hawk 75 arrives at DX

Sat Apr 16, 2005 7:58 am

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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Jason Webb

Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:37 am

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.

Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:05 pm

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.

Rob

Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:28 pm

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.

Dennis

Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:43 pm

A few photos:

Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:28 pm

1st class pics!!!

Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:01 pm

DID NOT KNOW THAT FIGHTER REBUILDER RESTORED IT. WHEN WILL IT FLY

Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:20 pm

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

Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:13 pm

BINGO wrote:DID NOT KNOW THAT FIGHTER REBUILDER RESTORED IT.

Who said that?

Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:15 am

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?

Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:23 am

I saw it fully assembled at the Planes of Fame last January. I assume that Fighter Rebuilders simply reassembled it after shipping.

Mike

Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:46 pm

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Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:15 pm

And?

Was there something bad over the restauration.

I don't quite get your point.

Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:56 pm

Ollie wrote:Was there something bad over the restauration.

Absolutely not! There is likely none finer.

Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:47 pm

Then who rebuilt it?

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