Hurricane Mk.1 P2902 - Walk around, engine run, taxi out, take off and depart.

Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, P2902, G-ROBT at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on 9 November 2023, being prepared for Pilot Dave Puleston to fly it to Sywell. P2902 was built in 1939 by the Gloster Aircraft who by then were part of Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd. P2902 was one of 2750 Hurricanes built by Gloster’s. It was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 13 May 1940 and was lost after only 8 hours of flying time, at Dunkirk, France operating with 245 Squadron on 31 May 1940. 245 Squadron was formed at RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire on 30 October 1939, as a Blenheim squadron. It became part of 13 Group, Fighter Command. P/O Kenneth Butterworth ’Mac’ McGlashan, joined the squadron at Leconfield on 6 November 1939. By the end of January 1940 the squadron had received only 7 of its 16 Blenheims, as well as 3 Magisters, a Tutor and an unserviceable Hawker Hart. On 26 January it was allocated 3 Fairey Battles for training prior to re-equipping with Hawker Hurricanes. 245 Sq