Hawker Restorations - Rebuilding Hurricanes

Darren Harbar visits Hawker Restorations at its new base and discovers that the company could complete a ‘triple’ of maiden flights this year

Hurricane
Nearing completion, P2902 sits in the sunlight outside the new premises at Elmsett.

They say that moving home is one of the most traumatic things you can do. Hawker Restorations has been through the process this year and that would make 2017 challenging enough. However, the company has also witnessed one of its projects fly and there is a chance two others could have their maiden flights before the year is out.

Hawker Restorations Ltd (HRL) has been located at its Milden, Suffolk, workshop for 24 years. The venue has served the team well, and will continue to do so for a while yet, but its new home offers all sorts of exciting possibilities.

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