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Continue reading]]> A preserved Hawker Hurricane at La Ferté-Alais, France. (Photo © Bertrand Brown)

A preserved Hawker Hurricane at La Ferté-Alais, France. (Photo © Bertrand Brown)

The Hawker Hurricane Mk XII (s/n 5481) registered C-FDNL flew again on Sunday October 2 in Scone, Australia. The aircraft was restored by Vintage Fighter Restorations.

It is painted in the colours of Hurricane Mk I V6748 of the Royal Air Force’s No 46 Squadron de la Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. P/O J. D. Crossman was shot down and killed by German fighters flying this aircraft on 30 September 1940.

Photos of the aircraft and its first flight are available from Aviation Spotter Online.

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