File:Hawker Hurricane I ‘P2902 - DX-R’ (G-ROBT) (39464449474).jpg
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Beautifully restored, this 1939 built Hurricane wears her own genuine 245sqn markings, identical to those worn when she was shot down over Dunkirk on 31st May 1940. Operated by Anglia Aircraft Restorations, she is seen during engine checks before departing from her home base of Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK. 26th January 2018. The following info is from the Flying Legends website:- "This Hurricane MK 1 Serial Number P2902 was built by Gloster Aircraft during 1939 under contract no 962371/38/C.23a. It first flew on or around the 20th Oct 1939. By May 1940 P2902 was operational with 245 Fighter Squadron based at Drem on the East Coast of Scotland engaged on shipping protection patrols. On the 31 May 1940, carrying the code DX and the individual code R for Robert was piloted by Pilot Officer Kenneth McGlashan. Heading for the French coast to provide cover for the armada of small ships collecting thousands of Allied troops trapped on the shore as the Germans swept across Northern France towards the Channel, he engaged and was hit by fire from a Messerschmitt 109. The badly injured pilot managed to bring the damaged aircraft down to crash land on a beach in Dunkirk, where it remained until recovered by French enthusiasts in 1988. It was obtained some time later by warbird operator Rick Roberts who subsequently employed the services of several restorers before finally engaging Hawker Restorations, where it was returned to flying condition." |
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| Source | Hawker Hurricane I ‘P2902 / DX-R’ (G-ROBT) |
| Author | Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK |
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