Hawker Hurricane MK IIc – PZ865

PZ865 was the last Hawker Hurricane to be produced of 14,533. She joined the BBMF in 1972 after being restoration by Hawker Sidderley. She was used as a tail chase plane for the P.1127 Flight trails which would develop into the Harrier Jump jet and also starred in the 1968 film Battle of Britain.

  • Condition: Airworthy
  • Owner: RAF – Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
  • Location: RAF Coningsby
  • Built: 1944
  • Role: Fighter
  • Length: 9.75m
  • Wingspan: 12.19m
  • Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin XX
  • Top Speed: 336 mph
  • Armament: 4 x 20mm Hispano Cannons, 2x 250lb or 1 x 500 lb Bombs, 8 x 3in Unguided Rockets
  • Current Scheme: Nightfighter

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