Hurricane BE505 'XP-L' is part of Peter Teichman's "Hangar 11 Collection" based at North Weald.
Peter Teichman bought ‘5403’ and restoration began in 2005 by Hawker Restorations Ltd and after 28,000 man hours she was completed and ready for her first flight as ‘BE505’ on 27th January 2009 from North Weald airfield, to be flown by Stuart Goldspink. The Hurricane , had a more powerful Merlin engine (Packard Merlin 29 fitted in BE505) and more effective armament than the Hurricanes. The 'b' wings were capable of housing twelve " Browning machine guns but were generally reduced to ten when carrying either two 250lb or 500lb bombs, indeed this latter configuration is that of 'BE505'. When equiped with bombs the Hurricane was know as a 'Hurribomber' Hurricane ‘5404’ has been repainted in the colour scheme of RAF serial number 'BE505' ‘XP-L’ which had been issued to 174 squadron at Manston, Kent, which was formed from Hurribombers in March 1942.
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Photo credit: © Rodger Tamblyn / Alamy / Afripics
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