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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hurricane
    Latest Model:Hurricane XII
    Last Military Serial:5481 RCAF
    Construction Number:60372
    Last Civil Registration:G-ORGI
    Latest Owner or Location:Warbird Experiences Ltd, Biggin Hill

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Hurricane IIB.

    7 October 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 5481.

    Transferred to No 3 Training Command.

    7 October 1942

    Transferred to No 1 WS, Debert, NS.

    4 November 1942

    Transferred to Eastern Air Command, No 1 (F) Operational Training Unit, RCAF Bagotville, PQ.

    From 22 October 1943 to 24 June 1944

    Transferred to No. 9 Repair Depot.

    Converted to a Hurricane XII by Canadian Car and Foundry at Fort William, ON, Canada.

    Transferred to No. 3 Training Command.

    Transferred to No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, PQ.

    3 November 1944

    To No. 9 Repair Depot.

    29 November 1944

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Circa 1970

    Converted.

    By 1984

    To Jack Arnold Aviation Museum, Brantford, ON.

    Recovered from a farm missing the wings.

    1984

    To Terry Dieno, Davidson, SK.
    Purchased by in 1984. Fuselage and engine mount rebuilt. Sold to Charles Church in 1986.

    Restoration started.
    Mr. Dieno rebuilt the fuselage and engine mount.

    From 1986 to By 1989

    To Charles Church (Spitfires) Ltd, Sandown, UK.
    Sold by Mr. Dieno to Mr. Church.

    June 1986

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived crated in the UK from Davidstown, Canada.

    From November 1989 to By 1991

    To Charles Church Displays Ltd, Micheldever with new c/r G-ORGI.

    Circa 20 November 1989

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-ORGI (HAWKER HURRICANE MK XII, 5481) issued.

    20 November 1989

    To Charles Church Displays Ltd, The Barn Office, Roundwood, Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire keeping c/r G-ORGI.

    From 1989 to 1991

    Restored.
    Rebuilt at Micheldever.

    Markings Applied: P2970

    To Museum, Flying/Liberty Aero Corp/David G. Price, Santa Monica, CA with new c/r N678DP.

    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.

    8 September 1991

    First post-restoration Flight.

    31 January 1992

    Civil registration, G-ORGI, cancelled.
    Exported to the United States.

    1 March 1992

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived disassembled at Chino, CA.

    10 April 1992

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX678DP (HURRICANE MKX11, 5481) issued.

    17 April 1992

    First post-reassembly Flight.

    25 April 1994

    To Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA keeping c/r N678DP.

    Markings Applied: P2970, US X

    4 December 1997


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, California.

    4 December 1997


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, California.

    April 2003

    Loaned to Commemorative Air Force-Southern California Wing, Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA.
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    1 April 2003

    Ferry flight.
    Ferry flight from Santa Monica to Camarillo, CA.

    By 2003

    Civil registration, N678DP, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    From 2003 to By 2004

    To Ed Russell, Niagara Falls, ON.

    27 April 2004

    Civil registration, N678DP, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    Circa 26 August 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-FDNL (HURRICANE XII, 5481) issued.

    26 August 2005

    To 1624773 Ontario Inc, Niagara Falls, ON with new c/r C-FDNL.

    8 July 2006


    Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
    Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Airshow at Geneseo, NY.

    8 July 2006


    Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
    Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Airshow at Geneseo, NY.

    8 July 2006


    Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
    Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Airshow at Geneseo, NY.

    Based at Russell Aviation Group, Niagara Falls, ON.
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    15 July 2007


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt
    Notes: Taken at Geneseo New York

    November 2013

    Civil registration, C-FDNL, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    7 April 2014

    Restoration started.
    Restoration by Pays Air Service at Scone, NSW Australia.

    3 September 2015

    To Galway Scone Pty Ltd, Scone, NSW with new c/r VH-JFW.

    Markings Applied: V6748
    Finished as an Mk 1, V6748 of No 46 Squadron, flown by Battle of Britain pilot, John Dallas Crossman.

    2018


    Photographer: Historic Australian Aircraft / Facebook

    November 2019


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the RAAF Edinburgh Australia Airshow

    27 October 2021

    To Warbird Experiences Ltd, Biggin Hill with new c/r G-ORGI.

    16 December 2022


    Photographer: Chris Wood
    Notes: This appears to be it in a hangar at Lydd, minus engine.

    16 December 2022


    Photographer: Chris Wood


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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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