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| Artifacts off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274 |
| We have salvaged all the pieces of the original aircraft that we possibly could. Some pieces will be, and have been, used again after they are cleaned, inspected, and repaired as necessary. Other non-airworthy pieces can only be used as patterns to make new replacement pieces for the aircraft. Still others are unable to be used in any way, except to put on display as an example of the condition of the aircraft after sitting for nearly 50 years in the open air of the Arctic Circle where this aircraft force landed on the tundra on 19 June 1943 on the Rybachiy Peninsula in Northern Russia. |
| In 2006 we began to display the artifacts off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274 on the wall of the shop at JNE Aircraft Restoration Services in Burlington, Washington, USA |
| Larger skin pieces on display on another wall at JNE Aircraft Restoration Services. |
| The original firewall bulkhead from AM 274. John has removed the armor plate, which he will use again on the aircraft, but we can see the outline of where it was once attached at the top of the firewall. Just below the outline, we can see where two bullets penetrated the firewall. This is the 'pilots' side of the firewall. These bullets missed the pilot and went into the engine compartment |
| A closer view of the holes made by two bullets that missed our pilot that day in 1943. |
| The remains of the original Windscreen frame that came off AM 274. John has used this piece for a pattern to build a new replacement windscreen frame for the restored AM 274. |
| The original rudder pedals off AM 274 were in good enough condition that John was able to rebuild them, to use again as the rudder pedals that will control the rudder action on the new AM 274. |
| What remains of one of the magnesium wheels off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274 after nearly 50 years of neglect in the Arctic Circle in Northern Russia. |
| A Russian rubber tire that was taken off the magnesium wheel above when the wreckage arrived at JNE Aircraft Restoration Services in Burlington, Washington |
| Original Center Section Brace Tubes for the starboard fuel tank off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. Notice where bullets passed through, damaging the tubes. |
| Remains of the exploded starboard fuel tank off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. John will be able to salvage some of the fittings off this fuel tank, but not much more than that! |
| A piece of the skin panel with bullet holes shot through it! |
| Lower Engine Cowl (also called ‘chin cowl’) off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. This clearly shows the identification numbers "AM 274" despite the grease and the physical damage to the cowling. |
| Close up view of the identification numbers found on the cowling shown above. |
| These two wrenches were discovered inside the lower engine cowl [shown in the photo above] when John removed the cowling. It appeared they had adhered themselves to the cowling with the thick engine grease ... perhaps made more secure from the cold conditions in the Arctic Circle. |
| The original Glycol Thermostat off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. A bullet lodged at the base of the orifice at the top of the thermostat can still be seen. |
| The original Rolls-Royce Merlin engine that powered AM 274 at the time she force landed in the Arctic Circle in June 1943. |
| The original propeller hub still attached to the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. If you look close you can see where a bullet penetrated the propeller hub [at the 3:00 position on the right side of the hub]. |
| The original Backing Plate for the propeller hub, still attached to the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine that came off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. |
| The original wood from the pocket step off AM 274 ~ one of the few wooden pieces that survived (relatively intact) all these years! |
| The photograph above shows the small piece of wood (shown in the photograph above this one) from the pocket step on the original AM 274 fuselage before John disassembled the wreckage. John replaced the wood, but was able to use the metal that wraps around the wood, on the new, replacement pocket step he has installed on the aircraft. |
| The remains of the original AM 274 pilot seat, now disassembled. Notice the bullet hole at the top, of what remains, of the seat back. Our pilot was wounded in that final battle in June 1943. We don't know if he was hit by the bullet that made this hole, but it's hard to believe it would have missed him, when you consider the location! |
| A closer view of the bullet hole in the original pilot seat off AM 274. |
| The remains of the original Instrument Panel off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. John used this part as a pattern to build the instrument panel he has installed in the restored Hawker Hurricane AM 274. |
| The original hand-crank used to manually start AM 274. |
| What remains of the original hand-crank mechanism off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. |
| Original fuel strainer off AM 274 ~ Shown upside down (since it won't balance properly when placed right side up!) |
| Reverse side of the original fuel strainer off AM 274. This side has the inverted letters that spell "OUTLET" |
| What remains of the original Supercharger Control Handle off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. |
| The remains of the main fuel shut-off valve that came off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. |
| The reverse side of the original main fuel shut-off valve shown in the photograph above. |
| The copper jacket off a bullet that penetrated the starboard fuel tank on AM 274. |
| One of several fabric-wrapped lines we discovered in the original AM 274 during disassembly. We can only assume the fabric was to help insulate the lines against the frigid cold of the Arctic Circle near Murmansk, Russia. |
| The fitting end of the fabric-wrapped line shown in the photo above. After all these years the fabric is very fragile when handled. |
| This artifact will be restored and used again on the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. The original mounting straps for the air bottle used to operate the guns and the brakes. |
| Close up view of the mounting straps for the air bottle. Notice the hand-stitching on the fabric that keeps the padding in place around the metal strap. |
| Close up of the padding inside the fabric wrap. This padding was to keep the air bottle securely in place and to prevent any chaffing on the tank. |
| Another close up view of the padding on one end of the mounting strap. |
| Close up view of the hand stitching (now torn out) of the fabric wrap on one of the mounting straps shown above. |
| Another close up view of the two mounting straps and the fabric-wrapped padding, secured to the metal strap by hand-stitching. |
| A piece of the original center section web and spar liner/tubes and polygonal spar caps off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. |
| Close up of the Center Section polygonal spar cap shows the two-layers of spar cap over the center section liner/tube. Notice how close the rivets are that keep the polygonal spar caps attached to the center section spar web itself. |
| The original expansion (or Glycol) tank off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. The hole made by one of the bullets responsible for the forced landing of this aircraft on the Rybachiy Peninsula in 1943 can be seen at the far left of the photograph at the 9 o’clock position. |
| The original Oxygen Bottle 'Cage' off the Hawker Hurricane AM 274. John will be able to rebuild this piece and use it again on the restored AM 274. |
| The under side of the original AM 274 floorboard. |
| The top side of the original AM 274 floorboard … this is the side the pilots feet rest upon. |
| The original vacuum regulator. |
| Some of the bullet holes found in the exploded starboard fuel tank off AM 274. |
| The internal Radio Static Interference Suppressor that John removed from AM 274. |
| Above display wall identifies a number of artifacts removed from the wreckage of AM 274, and also tells the story of what we have learned of the history of the aircraft we call "AM 274". |