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Hawker Hind - Before & During Restoration - The Shuttleworth Collection

The Shuttleworth Collection's Hawker Hind was, until recent years, the only airworthy example of the type to survive. It's on the UK Civil aircraft register as G-AENP. It was one of 20 Hinds, 8 fresh from the production line at Hawkers and 12 ex Royal Air Force examples, delivered by Britain to the newly established Royal Afghan Air Force in 1938. The last of these remained in service in Afghanistan until 1956. The 8 new Hinds were delivered, crated, to the airfield at Kabul by road. They had been shipped, with their armament, in October 1937 on the SS Durenda and arrived in Kabul in December, with Hawker pilot-instructor Russell-Stacey and three technical instructors (mechanics and fitters). They had all been assembled, tested and handed over by April 1938. This batch seems to have included this and the RAF Museum aircraft, since neither show any real evidence of a former RAF identity. This aircraft has the following makers numbers on the main fuselage plate - 41.H.8.1902 date May 37. Small items were exchanged from the RAF Museum's Hind/Hart aircraft to assist restoration. In 1968 one was offered to the Royal Air Force Museum and another, this one, to The Shuttleworth Collection. The RAF Museum's Hind was collected by an RAF Hercules, but this Hind had a slower journey back to the UK. Bill Collard, a member of the Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society and a manager at Ford Motor Company, persuaded Ford to use the 6000 mile return journey as a trial for a new model truck. The Hind was successfully transported from Afghanistan to The Shuttleworth Collection in England, with help from Vernon Maitland of Excelsior Coaches. After a 10 year restoration the Hind was flown again by Dickie Martin on 17th August 1981, wearing the colours that the aircraft would have been in whilst used by The Afghan Air Force. During 1985 it was repainted in the colours that it would have worn whilst it was with 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force with serial K5414, as seen in here in the film of it flying, which was taken at Old Warden during the Shuttleworth Military Pageant on 13th June 2013. Since then the Hind was grounded due to trouble with its Rolls Royce Kestrel engine, which had to be rebuilt and this then led to the whole aircraft having a complete restoration. Film of the partly reassembled Hind and other parts of the aircraft in the process of restoration, was taken at The Shuttleworth Collection's Engineering Open Day on 19th February 2022. The fuselage is awaiting 2 new tubes to replace corroded ones where the undercarriage is fixed to the fuselage. To enhance its originality, a number of parts, the majority of which are original but were not fitted in the '70s rebuild as they are not essential for flight, are being fitted: they include some cockpit components, the gunners instrument panel and possibly panniers under the wings. The aircraft is missing its Course Setting Bomb Sight. There are 15 marks of this bomb sight which were used in British Aircraft between 1917 and 1965. The Shuttleworth Collection's one shown in the film looks similar to, but is not correct for the type originally fitted in the Hind. So they are also hoping that a correct one may be found. If you have one, I'm sure that the Shuttleworth Collection would be delighted to hear from you! Shuttleworth restoration update November 2022 - the fuselage is nearly ready for covering, and now sitting back on its undercarriage. Tail components have been trial fitted, ready to check control cable runs. The top centre section is nearly finished, and ready to receive the fuel tanks. The Starboard lower wing structure is currently being painted, with the other wings following on behind. The intention is to be able to start recovering the fuselage in readiness for the Shuttleworth Engineering Open weekend in February 2023. Video and Audio content is Copyright © High Flight This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as the videos Youtube embedded video option on any other website), without written permission.