Battle of Britain Hurricane returns to the sky

Returned to flight earlier this year, Battle of Britain combat veteran Hurricane I P3717 is an exceptional survivor. Now operating from Old Warden, it pays splendid tribute to the achievements of those who flew this very fighter on operations, but also the work of its owner Hugh Taylor, and his late stepdaughter Sophie

Hugh Taylor’s Hurricane I P3717/ G-HITT in the hands of Stu Goldspink.
PHOTOGRAPHY: DARREN HARBAR

HURRICANE P3717

Just a few years ago, it would have been thought a fanciful dream. Now, though, the Shuttleworth Collection’s Old Warden Aerodrome is home to a unique set of no fewer than three airworthy Hawker Hurricane Is, two of which are Battle of Britain veterans.

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