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G-ROBT / P2902 / DX-R Hawker Hurricane I RAF Sywell 10Jun18

Just arrived on runway 08 left and taxiing to the war bird hangars.

 

Built by Gloster Aircraft in 1939 and first flew on or around 20Oct39 as P2902. Delivered to 245 Squadron (code DX) and based at Drem on the East Coast of Scotland. Deployed south during the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 it crash landed on the beach near Dunkirk. It was recovered from the sands in 1988 and brought back to the UK for restoration before her maiden flight on 19Jun17.

 

First registered as G-ROBT back on 19Sep94.

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Uploaded on June 10, 2018
Taken on June 10, 2018