Founded as AJD Engineering, Hawker Restorations Ltd can trace its history back to 1987. Find out how we became world leaders in Hurricane restoration. READ MORE

Hawker Restorations, along with sister company AJD Engineering, has rebuilt and restored numerous WWI and WWII aircraft, from static museum exhibits to fully airworthy flying machines; indeed we have worked on every one of the 13 Hawker Hurricanes currently flying in the world.

Hawker Restorations began as AJD Engineering, founded in 1987 by vintage aircraft enthusiast and electronics expert Tony Ditheridge, toolmaker Graham Self and carpenter Richard Watson, with the intention of restoring WWI fighters and high …

The familiar shape of the Hurricane is produced by a series of wooden formers and individual wooden stringers fitted around the fuselage, including a plywood structure known as the “dog kennel” that houses the pilot, instruments, windscreen and canopy.

The Hawker Hurricane changed the course of history. Piloted by a few brave young men, including legends such as Gp Capt Douglas Bader DSO DFC and Wg Cdr Eric Nicolson VC DFC, it was the mainstay of RAF Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain, comprising two thirds of the force that fought the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940.

Hawker Restorations have either been the principal restorer or involved in the restoration of the majority of the Hurricanes flying today and thus have an excellent understanding of the market and opportunities available.

As world leaders in Hurricane restoration, Hawker Restorations can advise you on a variety of investment options, including whole or part ownership, and of course on every aspect of operation and maintenance.

Returning to the UK, we began comprehensive restoration work in 2005. This was completed in January 2009 and this rare machine was rolled out in fighter-bomber configuration, resplendent in the markings of BE505, a Manston based MkIIB operated by …

Hawker Restorations is offering you the completely unique opportunity to own the only Two-Seater Hurricane in the world! Hawker Restorations are selling BE505 ‘Hurribomber’ as a converted Two-Seater Hurricane that is due to be complete and Fly in November 2019.

Hawker Hurricane G-ROBT . This aircraft, Hurricane MkI Serial Number P2902, was built by Gloster Aircraft during 1939-1940 under contract number 962371/38/C.23a. It first flew on or around 20th October 1939. By May 1940, it was operational with 245 Fighter Squadron, based at Drem on the East Coast of Scotland, engaged on shipping protection ...