Harry Whereatt's Hurricane sold.

norman malayney · **Joined:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:35 am **Posts:** 133

Gentlemen,

I received information that the Hawker Hurricane owned by Harry Whereatt of Saskatchewan has been sold. A wealthy gentleman in Ottawa, Ontario who owns a software company, and already has a flying Spitfire and Hurricane that recently arrived from the UK, purchased the Hurricane.

I am told the Hurricane will be shipped to the UK for complete overhaul. There is talk that Whereatt's second Lysander may also eventually be purchased by the same fellow in Ottawa.

It would appear the warbird population of flyable Hurricanes in eastern Canada will increase dramatically.

Norman Malayney

setter · **Posted:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:26 pm

Norman

Thanks for that but I regret that it is not necessarily the case that there will be two Hurricanes there - I think you will find one may be moving on - a long way perhaps ?

Kind regards
John P

Jeff Hunt · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:49 am

John.
If Mike Potter does in fact send a Hurricane to Australia or New Zealand, will it be a straight sale or is there a chance it will be a trade for a P-40 or a Corsair which I understand he is interested in obtaining?

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:13 am

The intent of Vintage Wings of Canada and Mike Potter is to have two Hurricanes in the air along with the Spit for formation flights for the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight in Canada in 2009. This was the last statement I received from them. As far as I know there are no plans to move on the Mk IV. As for the Mk XII they are planning a restoration that will take them up to 2009.

Mike

Dennis Bergstrom · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:17 am

norman malayney wrote:

Gentlemen,

I received information that the Hawker Hurricane owned by Harry Whereatt of Saskatchewan has been sold. A wealthy gentleman in Ottawa, Ontario who owns a software company, and already has a flying Spitfire and Hurricane that recently arrived from the UK, purchased the Hurricane.

I am told the Hurricane will be shipped to the UK for complete overhaul. There is talk that Whereatt's second Lysander may also eventually be purchased by the same fellow in Ottawa.

It would appear the warbird population of flyable Hurricanes in eastern Canada will increase dramatically.

Norman Malayney

Thanks, Norman,
There's more information about this sale and a picture of the Hurri on an earlier WIX thread
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... php?t=7502

pictures of Harry's Lysander are posted on this earlier thread
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... php?t=7560
Dennis

norman malayney · **Joined:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:35 am **Posts:** 133

Thanks Dennis,

Was out of town in Winnipeg for two weeks and never had a chance to go back through this web site for preivous postings on this subject material.

Norman Malayney

paulmcmillan · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:58 am

norman malayney wrote:

I am told the Hurricane will be shipped to the UK for complete overhaul.

Emmm... I wonder where that will be???? Does anyone know a top quality Hurricane restoration company in the UK???

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:20 pm

norman malayney wrote:

I am told the Hurricane will be shipped to the UK for complete overhaul. There is talk that Whereatt's second Lysander may also eventually be purchased by the same fellow in Ottawa.

The last I heard was that the majority of the work would be done at VWoC. The engine would go for an overhaul elsewhere.

Mike

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