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Constructed as a Hurricane IIB. |
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7 October 1942 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 5481. |
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Transferred to No 3 Training Command. |
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7 October 1942 |
Transferred to No 1 WS, Debert, NS. |
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4 November 1942 |
Transferred to Eastern Air Command, No 1 (F) Operational Training Unit, RCAF Bagotville, PQ. |
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From 22 October 1943 to 24 June 1944 |
Transferred to No. 9 Repair Depot. |
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Converted to a Hurricane XII by Canadian Car and Foundry at Fort William, ON, Canada. |
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Transferred to No. 3 Training Command. |
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Transferred to No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, PQ. |
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3 November 1944 |
To No. 9 Repair Depot. |
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29 November 1944 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force. |
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Circa 1970 |
Converted. |
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By 1984 |
To Jack Arnold Aviation Museum, Brantford, ON. |
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Recovered from a farm missing the wings. |
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1984 |
To Terry Dieno, Davidson, SK. |
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Restoration started. |
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From 1986 to By 1989 |
To Charles Church (Spitfires) Ltd, Sandown, UK. |
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June 1986 |
Transported by ship. |
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From November 1989 to By 1991 |
To Charles Church Displays Ltd, Micheldever with new c/r G-ORGI. |
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20 November 1989 |
To Charles Church Displays Ltd, The Barn Office, Roundwood, Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire keeping c/r G-ORGI. |
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From 1989 to 1991 |
Restored. |
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Markings Applied: P2970 |
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To Museum, Flying/Liberty Aero Corp/David G. Price, Santa Monica, CA with new c/r N678DP. |
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Based at Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Municipal Airport (south-West side), Los Angeles, CA. |
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From 20 February 1991 to By 2003 |
To Museum, Flying/David G. Price, Santa Monica, CA keeping c/r N678DP. |
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8 September 1991 |
First post-restoration Flight. |
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31 January 1992 |
Civil registration, G-ORGI, cancelled. |
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1 March 1992 |
Transported by ship. |
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10 April 1992 |
Certificate of airworthiness for NX678DP (HURRICANE MKX11, 5481) issued. |
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17 April 1992 |
First post-reassembly Flight. |
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25 April 1994 |
To Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA keeping c/r N678DP. |
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Markings Applied: P2970, US X |
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4 December 1997 |
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4 December 1997 |
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April 2003 |
Loaned to Commemorative Air Force-Southern California Wing, Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA. |
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1 April 2003 |
Ferry flight. |
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By 2003 |
Civil registration, N678DP, cancelled. |
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From 2003 to By 2004 |
To Ed Russell, Niagara Falls, ON. |
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27 April 2004 |
Civil registration, N678DP, cancelled. |
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26 August 2005 |
To 1624773 Ontario Inc, Niagara Falls, ON with new c/r C-FDNL. |
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8 July 2006 |
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8 July 2006 |
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8 July 2006 |
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Based at Russell Aviation Group, Niagara Falls, ON. |
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15 July 2007 |
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November 2013 |
Civil registration, C-FDNL, cancelled. |
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7 April 2014 |
Restoration started. |
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3 September 2015 |
To Galway Scone Pty Ltd, Scone, NSW with new c/r VH-JFW. |
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Markings Applied: V6748 |
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2018 |
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November 2019 |
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27 October 2021 |
To Warbird Experiences Ltd, Biggin Hill with new c/r G-ORGI. |
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16 December 2022 |
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16 December 2022 |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden LAAS International Aviation News and Review Internet Sources Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America Transport Canada United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Anonymous Andrew Appleton Glenn Chatfield Terry Dieno Terry Fletcher Mike Henniger Peter Nicholson |
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