Having just watched the Battle of Britain episode, I noticed in one of the clips, a Hurricane taking off with what appears to be O2-A code letters. Now I know that Keith Park used OK-1 on his personal Hurricane, but the codes on the Hurricane in the clip are new to me. Could it be SD or SO reversed?.
By: One of the Few - 13th October 2017 at 20:18
It would seem that the footage is reversed and we are indeed seeing a 501 Squadron Hurricane taking off. Unusual size of code letters make it a nice aircraft for the modellers out there.
By: Zidante - 13th October 2017 at 09:03
There was another sequence of Hurricanes in flight which was clearly reversed.
The footage was very ‘illustrative’ rather than specific and a lot used in that episode is the same as that in the identically titled episode of The World at War (albeit that there is a degree of inevitability in that).
By: Mahone - 13th October 2017 at 08:13
When it’s reversed….
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By: Ant.H - 13th October 2017 at 07:57
It looks like SD-A but with the picture reversed, this would make it a 501 Sqn aircraft.
By: antoni - 12th October 2017 at 23:35
Could it be OB – 53 OTU?
By: One of the Few - 12th October 2017 at 22:29
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By: Creaking Door - 12th October 2017 at 21:26
Judging from the completely random nature of the clips used in this type of TV programmes I’d be surprised if the Hurricane in question was from the Battle-of-Britain, Britain…..or even World War Two!
I quite like the narrative of ‘Price of Empire’ but just have to ignore the ‘corresponding’ images!
By: One of the Few - 12th October 2017 at 20:19
Rather annoyingly i have taken a picture of the Hurricane using my camera phone but i can`t find a way to post it using the forum on my mobile!.
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