RECOVERED: Hawker Hurricane

This aircraft was built in 1940 by Hawker Aircraft Limited, England. Records show that this aircraft took off from North Weald Aerodrome on May 27, 1940 at 13:45 hrs. to reposition to Manston. The pilot, Flt. Lt. R.H.A. “Dicky” Lee, departed Manston for an offensive patrol in P3311 at 15:33 local and was seen shot…

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RECOVERED: Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 Trop

  Messerschmitt Bf109F-4, Werk Nummer 10145, was built in 1942 in Leipzig, Germany. Records show that this aircraft was a Norwegian patrol aircraft which flew the Murmansk sector of Russia and was shot down in World War II by Russian forces. Bf 109F-4/trop WNr 10145 was coded ‘Yellow 3’ and was shot down in aerial…

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RECOVERED: Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7

  Wrk. Nmr. 5975 was built in 1940 by Wiener-Neustadter-Flugzeugwerke at Wiener-Neustadt in Austria. Records show that this aircraft is the only example of the E-7 sub-series known to exist. The E-7 variant was the first Luftwaffe fighter aircraft to have nitrous oxide power-boosting to improve combat performance for short periods. This particular aircraft is…

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RECOVERED: Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4

Wrk. Nmr. 10144 was built in 1942 in Leipzig, Germany. Records show that this aircraft was a Norwegian patrol aircraft which flew the Murmansk sector of Russia and was shot down in World War II by Russian forces. It was last flown by Fw. Albert Brunner, a 53 victory Ritterkrueztrager of 6./JG 5. It was…

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RECOVERED: North American P-51D Mustang

Designed at the request of Britain by the North American Aviation Company, the P-51 began life in 1940 as the NA-73 prototype. The first variant to see service, the P-51A, was powered by an American-made Allison V-12. It served well as a fast reconnaissance platform and ground support fighter, but the Allison didn’t have the…

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