Inside the hangar after Duxford Autumn Airshow 2013. This H75-C1 was delivered in April 1939 to l'Armée de l'Air. It formed part of Groupe de Chasse II/5 "La Fayette" based at Reims, which was made up of 3ème Escadrille "La Fayette" carrying the Sioux chief emblem from WWI, and SPA 167 "Cigognes." The group was the second to be equipped with the H75 Hawk after GC I/5. GC II/5 was credited with 47.5 confirmed victories that included 24 Bf-109s, and another 23 probable victories during the Battle of France before moving to North Africa with this H75 to join L'Armée de l'Air de Vichy.

Ex 82 with the French Air Force. Became G-CCVH in 2004. Shipped to the USA for restoration as N80FR. Reregisetred G-CCVH again in March 2005 as it joined The Fighter Collection.

This very nice and unique veteran was part of French Air Force in 1940 assigned to GC I/5 and II/ 5. She was credited of 2 victories on german aircraft in May 1940. H -75 No.82 was saved from scrapping in the 1950's and was placed in storage in France until acquired by The Fighter Collection in 1995. Completely restored in USA and UK, she flew again in 2005. Definitely a piece of History!

This early Hawk was saved from a scrapyard in France in the 1950s and acquired by The Fighter Collection in 1990. It wears an authentic Armée de l'Air standard three-tone scheme with GC 11/5 markings on the port side and Lafeyette Escadrille Sioux Indian head motif (the TFC logo) and code "8" on the starboard side. It has "81" under the port wing and "X8" under the starboard wing.