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Sample of Original Military Fabric from HAWKER HURRICANE MARK XII (Made in Canada WW2 Fighter)
No place no publisher
400.00
No date display made (circa 1980s-1990s?).
Condition of the display is near fine with slight bowing, slight wear to corners, some soiling smudges to the shrink-wrap.
Fabric size is 6” x 6”, matted display mounted on thick board and sealed with plastic shrink-wrap.
Caption underneath fabric reads:
"RCAF serial number 5625. Constructed by Canadian Car and Foundry and fitted with a Packard-Merlin 29 engine on January 26, 1943. The aircraft served as a Canadian defense fighter until struck off RCAF records in 1945. The aircraft is currently under restoration and is owned by 'The Tiger Boys' Group in Guelph, Ontario, Canada."
According to online records the plane that this swatch of fabric originated from was: “Operated by No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in 1943. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. Operated by No. 7 (P) Wing, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in fall of 1945. Pending disposal from 5 July 1946, with No. 9 (T) Group at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Had 417:40 total time when struck off. Sold to Mr. R. Reid of Reid's Flying Service of Guelph, Ontario. Delivered from Rockcliffe to Guelph on 19 October 1946. Civil flight approval requested, but not granted. Displayed outdoors at Guelph 1947 to 1956. Reported in scrap yard in Guelph after that. Remains sold to R. Walker of Regina, Saskatchewan in 1980. Parts used to restore Hurricane 5711. By 2000 was at Moore Aviation Restoration at Waterloo Regional Airport in Ontario, under restoration.” [Canadian Warplane Heritage Musesum's Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource website.]
A scarce piece of Canadian military history.
"RCAF serial number 5625. Constructed by Canadian Car and Foundry and fitted with a Packard-Merlin 29 engine on January 26, 1943. The aircraft served as a Canadian defense fighter until struck off RCAF records in 1945. The aircraft is currently under restoration and is owned by 'The Tiger Boys' Group in Guelph, Ontario, Canada."
According to online records the plane that this swatch of fabric originated from was: “Operated by No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in 1943. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. Operated by No. 7 (P) Wing, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in fall of 1945. Pending disposal from 5 July 1946, with No. 9 (T) Group at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Had 417:40 total time when struck off. Sold to Mr. R. Reid of Reid's Flying Service of Guelph, Ontario. Delivered from Rockcliffe to Guelph on 19 October 1946. Civil flight approval requested, but not granted. Displayed outdoors at Guelph 1947 to 1956. Reported in scrap yard in Guelph after that. Remains sold to R. Walker of Regina, Saskatchewan in 1980. Parts used to restore Hurricane 5711. By 2000 was at Moore Aviation Restoration at Waterloo Regional Airport in Ontario, under restoration.” [Canadian Warplane Heritage Musesum's Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource website.]
A scarce piece of Canadian military history.
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