Investing. Don't get me wrong, I love the NHS but I increasingly feel it is time my other passion - flying - has a chance'Mr Kirkpatrick is now seriously considering leaving his job at Addenbrooke's Hospital so he can fly the 350mph plane at air shows around the world as a full-time display pilot (pictured, Mr Kirkpatrick in his scrubs)Mr Kirkpatrick, who learned to fly while he was a medical student in the 1980s, made the maiden flight in September 2019 at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire.He already regularly flies his Pitts Special plane at displays and when he has built up more hours flying the Hurricane, he'll fly it at organised, public displays.He said last night: 'I've dedicated my life to the NHS - but it's changed over the years.

He is now seriously considering leaving his job at Addenbrooke's Hospital so he can fly the 350mph plane at air shows around the world as a full-time display pilotMr Kirkpatrick revealed he's now hoping to spend a little bit more time flying. A few years later, the museum idea disappeared and the plane eventually ended up property of the city of Calgary.“It literally sat disassembled in in boxes, in storage from 1963 onward,” says de Boer.About 10 years ago a wealthy collector from the UK approached the city about buying another vintage plane owned by Calgary, called a de Havilland Mosquito. 'Both involve the hand and eye co-ordination and in the end it comes down to having to make very rapid life-or-death decisions'The restored fighter plane - RAF no V7497 - contains 35 per cent of the original, and is one of just 14 Hurricanes still flying. Rare WWII Hawker Hurricane plane restoration almost complete

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'Thanks to the courage and bravery of the young men who flew them we enjoy much of what we enjoy today and to be able to fly a Hurricane is a huge privilege.

December 14, 2018. Hawker Hurricane airplane restored in Wetaskiwin, Alta. Restored war plane flies again - from new base near Hadleigh Fabric covering hides the complexity of the Hurrican's construction.

He raised his contribution through remortgaging the home he shares with wife Leisha, who supports his hobbyMore than half of the 2,739 German losses in the Battle of Britain were caused by Hurricanes – 55 per cent.Despite this, the more beautiful and faster Spitfire became the symbol of the RAF’s Finest Hour.The restored fighter plane - RAF no V7497 - contains 35 per cent of the original, and is one of just 14 Hurricanes still flying.Late last year, Mr Kirkpatrick took the controls for his maiden flight in the 78-year-old warplane.He is now seriously considering leaving his job at Addenbrooke's Hospital so he can fly the 350mph plane at air shows around the world as a full-time display pilot.Mr Kirkpatrick, a married father-of-one, said: 'In some respects flying is like surgery - there is very little room for error. 'I believe passionately in the history of these aircraft and the role they played in the last world war. There is so much work it's become more like a factory.

'My first solo flight was fantastic and a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives all those years ago.