chaps/chapesses
your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated and probably earn a piccy or two when finished…..
I am just contemplating my next modelling wonder, a fabric winged hurri’ (if your plasticly inclined its the Classic airframes offering). The colour scheme I’d like to do is that for an aircraft of no.1 squadron stationed in france beginning september 1939. The serial is L1842. Its coded G and is said to be the aircraft of PO ‘Boy’ Mould.
However, I have a copy of the 1st and 10th edition of Fighter Pilot by P.Richey, he goes onto mention aircraft ‘g’ as if it were his personal aircraft…..I dont think aircraft were shared at this time as all aircrew flew over.
so any info people can offer in the area of foto’s, and pinning down just who’s aircraft L1842, and also the colour of the front of the spinner (I am guessing red), whether these aircraft had the ventral strake/long rudder ( I think they did) and also which type of exhausts were in use by sep 1939, (did everyone have the ejector type or the ‘kidney’ type exhausts by then or was it still mixed by squadron or even inside squadron??).
lot of questions, and some of them a bit of a long shot I know, but i think its worth getting the historical detail right here, which is not somthing I often can be bothered to do.
I might just then have to do a battle and a blenheim 1 to go with it……….
coanda 🙂
By: coanda - 7th November 2004 at 16:00
prolly be repeated so i will keep an eye out, but knowing TV research half the pics probably wont be accurate…..but you never know….
By: Mark12 - 7th November 2004 at 12:39
There was a programme on UK history last night about the recovery of one of the Hurri’s from 1 SQN with lots of photies from the era. Can’t remember the guys name but he was an excellent chap!!
A225HVY
Sounds like Billy Drake.
Mark
By: A225HVY - 7th November 2004 at 12:14
There was a programme on UK history last night about the recovery of one of the Hurri’s from 1 SQN with lots of photies from the era. Can’t remember the guys name but he was an excellent chap!!
A225HVY
By: coanda - 7th November 2004 at 09:16
Thanx Canada.
kidney exhausts and strake it is then!
coanda
By: Canada TD - 7th November 2004 at 02:28
chaps/chapesses
your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated and probably earn a piccy or two when finished…..
I am just contemplating my next modelling wonder, a fabric winged hurri’ (if your plasticly inclined its the Classic airframes offering). The colour scheme I’d like to do is that for an aircraft of no.1 squadron stationed in france beginning september 1939. The serial is L1842. Its coded G and is said to be the aircraft of PO ‘Boy’ Mould.
However, I have a copy of the 1st and 10th edition of Fighter Pilot by P.Richey, he goes onto mention aircraft ‘g’ as if it were his personal aircraft…..I dont think aircraft were shared at this time as all aircrew flew over.
so any info people can offer in the area of foto’s, and pinning down just who’s aircraft L1842, and also the colour of the front of the spinner (I am guessing red), whether these aircraft had the ventral strake/long rudder ( I think they did) and also which type of exhausts were in use by sep 1939, (did everyone have the ejector type or the ‘kidney’ type exhausts by then or was it still mixed by squadron or even inside squadron??).
lot of questions, and some of them a bit of a long shot I know, but i think its worth getting the historical detail right here, which is not somthing I often can be bothered to do.
I might just then have to do a battle and a blenheim 1 to go with it……….
coanda 🙂
The strake was more of less standard by May 40, as was kidney exhausts.
By: Canada TD - 7th November 2004 at 02:26
I wish I had my library with me old chap, then this would be easy! There is a superb modellers book on the Hurri which I have, I shall try to remember its name and get back to you.
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