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Hawker Hurricane 75th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate the first flight of a Hawker Hurricane, which took place at Brooklands in 1935, there will be talks in the Wellington Hangar and aero-engines will be run (subject to serviceability). For the first time, The Museum's Hurricane 11A Z2389 will be unveiled with its engine and propellor in position.
At lunchtime there will be a flypast by a Hurricane XII from the Historic Aircraft Collection (subject to weather and serviceability). This is expected to be at approximately 1pm, but watch this space for an update on the exact timing.
The timetable for the day is as follows:
10.00 Museum opens. Throughout the day rarely seen archive images of Hurricanes will be shown in the Wellington Hangar and there will be music courtesy of Bob 'Hurricane' Webb
11.00 Hurricane Z2389 unveiled by Lord Trefgarne, followed by interviews with Hurricane personalities
12.00 Sopwith Camel aero engine demonstration (subject to weather & operating constraints)
13.00 Hurricane flypast (subject to weather & operating constraints; exact timing TBC)
13.30 Interviews with Hurricane personalities
14.30 Sopwith Camel aero engine demonstration (as above)
15.00 Interviews with Hurricane personalities
16.00 Museum closes
Normal admission prices apply, with visitor parking in the Museum car park at Mercedes-Benz World.
Contact: Brooklands Museum
events@brooklandsmuseum.com 01932 857381
