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    Airframe Family: Hawker Hurricane
    Latest Model:Hurricane XII
    Last Military Serial:5377 RCAF
    Construction Number:42012
    Last Civil Registration:C-GCWH
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    1942

    Constructed as a Hurricane XII by Canadian Car and Foundry at Fort William, ON, Canada.

    16 June 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 5377.

    13 July 1946

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

    From 1946 to 1964

    To Jim Roy, Portage la Prairie, MB.
    Derelict on farm.

    From 1964 to 1968

    To Robert E Diemert, Carman, MB with new c/r CF-SMI.

    Restored.
    Flown as RCAF 5585.

    1 June 1967

    Transported by air.
    To London, UK in a CAF C-130.

    1967

    Flown in the film Battle of Britain.

    Circa 10 July 1968

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-AWLW (HAWKER HURRICANE 2B, 42012) issued.

    From 10 July 1968 to 1969

    To Tony Samuelson, Samuelson Film Services Ltd, Elstree, UK with new c/r G-AWLW.

    From 1969 to March 1972

    To Sir William Roberts, Shoreham, UK keeping c/r G-AWLW.

    From March 1972 to 1984

    To Sir William Roberts, Strathallan Collection, Auchterader, Scotland keeping c/r G-AWLW.

    Circa March 1972

    Markings Applied: UP-A, P3308
    In the markings of a 174 Squadron Hurricane.

    9 July 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: The Strathallan Collection Hurricane G-AWLW seen hangered at the 1977 Open Day. The markings UP-A represent the aircraft of Squadron Leader Archie McKellan of 605 Squadron, who had 21 kills to his credit.

    15 July 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: The Strathallan Collections Hurricane preparing to take off at the 1978 Open Day

    May 1984

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, Hamilton, ON with new c/r C-GCWH.

    May 1984

    Placed on display with Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
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    Circa May 1984

    Markings Applied: YO-A, P3069
    In the markings of a RCAF 401(Ram)Squadron aircraft flown by Hartland de M Molson in the Battle of Britain.

    4 June 1984

    First flight.
    First flight with CWH.

    Circa June 1986


    Photographer: Tom Roberts Collection

    By April 1987


    Photographer: Dick Phillips via Mark Phillips

    13 July 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at a very wet and dark Oswego Airshow

    13 July 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    15 February 1993

    Destroyed.
    In the hangar fire at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ont.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols

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