Paul Allen's Hurricane Photos

Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:07 pm

Looks like the restoration is coming along very nicely...
http://www.hawker-restorations-ltd.co.uk/G-KAMM.html

Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:14 am

Dam I love those guys. Had a distant cousin that was shot down in a Hurricane in sept 1940 from the 501 sqd at croydon. Hurricane has always been a fav of mine.

Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:39 pm

WHY is AE977 in pieces when last I saw she was up and flying?

M

Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:04 pm

Where did you see AE977 in pieces Mark? There is a section on her restoration, but those are very old photos. Is there something I missed?

Cheers,
Richard

Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:26 pm

Fear not, the pic with AE977 in the background is many years old (before the aircraft went to America). G-KAMM was started alongside AE977 but other projects have got in front of it in the restoration queue over the years.

Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:16 pm

OK, whew...saw the pics but saw nothing saying that they were'nt recent photos of AE977 and G-KAMM and was wondering why AE977 was in pieces...glad it's not the case....clarity, people, let's use it! Tell us when they're OLD photos so we don't assume otherwise...

M

Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:14 am

In fairness to Hawkers they are just showing the aircraft at various stages in the restoration, none of the pics have a date on them. The fact that these pictures were taken in the UK and AE977 has been in America for a number of years should have given the game away.

Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:09 pm

I saw AE977 at Duxford just after her rollout and participation in the Legends weekend in 2000, and then was surprised to hear she was coming to Chino (along with the Spitfire) a couple of years later, and three years ago I saw her again during my trip to Long Beach...funny how things work out sometimes...and glad to have another healthy Hurricane stateside!

M