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Constructed as a Hart II by Hawker at Kingston, Surrey.
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n J9941. |
27 May 1931 |
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To Hawkers, Kingston, Surrey with new c/r G-ABMR. |
From 1931 to 1936 |
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Used as a test bed for many Rolls Royce Kestrel engines. |
From 1937 to 1939 |
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Used as a photographic platform aircraft. |
30 August 1939 |
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To A G Hawker Engineering Co Ltd, Brooklands, Surrey keeping c/r G-ABMR. |
Circa 1939 |
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Used as a hack for ferrying pilots between Hawker factories at Langley, Brooklands and RAF Units. As well it continued in the role as a photo ship. |
9 February 1940 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for G-ABMR expired. |
4 April 1941 |
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To unknown owner with c/r G-ABMR. |
1 May 1942 |
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Civil registration renewed. |
11 October 1943 |
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Civil registration renewed. |
10 October 1944 |
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Civil registration renewed.
Expired and renewed. |
5 November 1945 |
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Civil registration renewed.
Expired and renewed. |
14 November 1946 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for G-ABMR expired. |
November 1946 |
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Withdrawn from use. |
14 May 1950 |
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Photographer: Gerald Lawrance (via Tony Clarke )
Notes: at the Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party, White Waltham May 14th 1950. |
22 September 1951 |
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Flew in the Daily Express South Coast Race, placing 53rd. |
August 1956 |
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Involved in an incident.
Forced landing after an engine failure. at 600 feet over Wiltshire piloted by D M S (Duncan) Simpson. |
From 1956 to 1959 |
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The search for replacement parts for the Kestrel engine took three years. |
1959 |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: J9933 |
September 1963 |
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Markings Applied: J9941
Repainted. |
1972 |
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Loaned to RAF Musuem, Hendon.
Loaned by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, Dunsfold. |
21 August 1976 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Hawker Hart as displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon in the Summer of 1976. |
April 1982 |
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To RAF Abingdon.
Temporarily displayed at Abingdon. |
18 September 1982 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Abingdon |
1983 |
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To RAF Musuem, Hendon.
Temporarily displayed at Hendon. |
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Repaired at Cardington damage due to improper rigging while at Abingdon. |
By September 1984 |
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Loaned to RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
 View the Location Dossier |
2009 |
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Photographer: Andy West |
22 June 2011 |
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Photographer: Arjun Sarup |
11 December 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Hawker Hart II is displayed as part of the Milestones of Flight Aircraft Collection at RAF Museum at Hendon |
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