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Hurricane I V7497 G-HRLI - Hawker Restorations Limited Elmsett

Stu Goldpsink lining up Hurricane I V7497 on the grass runway in the rain at Duxford during the Battle of Britain airshow 2018. V7497 is a genuine Battle of Britain verteran and was shot down on 28th September 1940 while being flown by Pilot Officer Everett Bryan Rogers of 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron based at RAF Kenley. P/O Rogers escaped the aircraft and parachuted to safety. At the time this photo was taken V7497 was the latest Hurricane to be restored to an airworthy condition and wears 501 Squadron markings, SD-X.

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Uploaded on December 27, 2018
Taken on September 22, 2018