Hawker Hurricane IIA Z2389, built at Kingston-on-Thames, assembled and test flown at either Langley or Brooklands, assigned to 71 Eagle Sqn RAF. As part of emergency war supplies for Russia, Z2389 was crated up and loaded on the merchant ship SS ‘S85’ which joined Convoy PQ16. The convoy left for Murmansk on 21st May 1942. With 35 vessels, this was the largest Russian convoy so far - losing seven cargo ships en route.
On arrival the aircraft joined 767 Regiment of the Red Air Force on the Kola Penninsula. On the 20th June 1942, it engaged two Messerschmitt Bf109Fs and five Bf110s over a remote part of Murmansk but was shot down along with two other Hurricanes. Z2389’s pilot F/Lt Ivan Kalashnikov survived the forced landing.
Fifty years later, Z2389 was found by Russian historians and its remains were taken to St Petersburg in 1996. In 1997, the part-restored aircraft was first seen by WWII recovery specialist, Jim Pearce, then inspected by Brooklands Museum in May. Z2389 arrived at Brooklands on the 14th October 1997. Whence its restoration began.

Service

Events

Event	Location	Date
Manufactured	Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, UK	August 1940 – July 1941
Built at Hawker, Kingston-on-Thames between August 1940 to July 1941.
Delivered	England, UK	1941
Delivered to RAF.
Assigned	Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK	1941
Assigned to 71 Eagle Sqn RAF.
Assembled	Langley, Slough, Slough, Slough SL3, UK	1941
Assembled and test flown at either Langley or Brooklands.
Crated up	United Kingdom	1942
Crated up at MU for shipping overseas.
Loaded aboard	Merseyside, UK	May 1942
Loaded on the merchant ship SS ‘S85’ which joined Convoy PQ16.
Shipped overseas	Hvalfjörður, Iceland	21 May 1942 – 26 May 1942
Convoy left Hvalfjord for Murmansk on 21st May 1942. With 35 vessels, this was the largest Russian convoy so far - losing seven cargo ships en route.
Off-Loaded	Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	26 May 1942
Off-Loaded Murmansk.
Assigned	Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 184595	28 May 1942
Joined 767 Regiment of the Red Army Air Force on the Kola Penninsula.
Crashed	Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	20 June 1942
Engaged two Messerschmitt Bf109Fs and five Bf110s over a remote part of Murmansk but was shot down along with two other Hurricanes. Pilot F/Lt Ivan Kalashnikov survived the forced landing. 20-Jun-42.
Salvaged / Recovered	St Petersburg, Russia	1992
50 Years on. Found by Russian historians and its remains were taken to St Petersburg in 1996.
Returned home	Brooklands, Weybridge, Weybridge, Surrey KT13, UK	May 1997 – 14 October 1997
In 1997, the part-restored aircraft was first seen by WWII recovery specialist, Jim Pearce, then inspected by Brooklands Museum in May. Z2389 arrived at Brooklands on the 14th October 1997.