Rebuilding a Hawker Hurricane

Darren Harbar details the journey of a newly restored Hawker Hurricane and its wartime demise

FROM THE WORKSHOP

A fine study of Battle of Britain veteran V7497, taken in September 2018, with Stu Goldspink at the controls.
ALL DARREN HARBAR UNLESS STATED

A fresh airworthy resident now inhabits the Imperial War Museum Duxford’s Battle of Britain hangar… a genuine BoB Hawker Hurricane with a short but hugely interesting history.

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