Hurricane info wanted!

If you like to know why I requested this info; you can take a look here:

http://forum.airforces.info/showthread.php?t=32210

Thanks again,

J.V.

Thanks for that link Peter. I had not found that one yet. 🙂

Allan, thanks for that interesting info about AAF units and about that crest. I know that they where a bit different when they where painted on the Hurricanes, but I did not have a clear image of any crest of 601sq. The only one I have is low quality image of a crest on a Hurricane MKI, but I think they looked simular on a MKIIb. See below:

Thanks guys,

J.V.

Have you checked out this site, Jochen?
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/raf/hurri-2b-rev-m.htm

601 squadron crest

Hi Guys – I don’t wish to be pedantic, but the crest is a post-war Royal Auxiliary Air Force one, not the wartime Auxiliary Air Force version. 🙂

The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) owes its origin to Lord Trenchard’s vision of an elite corps of civilians who would serve their country in flying Squadrons in their spare time. Instituted by Order in Council on 9th October 1924, the first Auxiliary Air Force (AAF) Squadrons were formed the following year. By September 1939, there were 20 Flying Squadrons, equipped with a variety of operational aircraft, which included Hurricanes and Spitfires; there were also 47 Balloon Squadrons.

These AAF Squadrons scored a number of notable successes before and during World War II: the flight over Mount Everest, the first German aircraft destroyed over British territorial waters – and over the mainland, the first U-boat to be destroyed with the aid of airborne radar, the first kill of a VI flying bomb; the first to be equipped with jet-powered aircraft, and the highest score of any British Night Fighter Squadron.

In the Battle of Britain, the AAF provided 14 of the 62 Squadrons in Fighter Command’s Order of Battle and accounted for approximately 30% of the accredited enemy kills. The Balloon Squadrons also played their part, downing and deterring many hostile aircraft and were accredited with the destruction of 279 VI flying bombs. These achievements were honoured by the prefix Royal conferred by King George VI on 16 December 1947. No doubt the correct one is out there on the WWW – I have an Auxiliary Air Force connection as my late Mother was a WAAF at HQ Balloon Command in 1940 – cheers – Allan 🙂

Is there a 60 Assoc? Or the city? They’d have stuff.

Sorry, I don’t scan from books as a rule… 🙁

Cheers!

No problem JDK. I also try to avoid scanning from books.
Thanks for the tip.

I got some items with me here and I think I got enough with the items you have posted.

Many thanks.

Cheers,
J.V.

Is there a 60 Assoc? Or the city? They’d have stuff.

Sorry, I don’t scan from books as a rule… 🙁

Cheers!

Thanks guys for that pics. That crest is great.
This is a great start. Any additional pics would be great!

Greets,
J.V.

RADAR…

Peter
Please don’t ask me to do the maths–it’s 11.15PM here now.
I too worked on RADAR once.
cheers
Andy
(ex Marconi boy)

Andy, I posted the same crest a few microseconds after you! Of course, Sweden is further away so there’s a small time delay . . . Which of course is measurable by us radar types.

601 Sqn.

Is this any help??

Hi,
Not my field, but there are some famous press-call pics of the Sqn crew pointing out the emblem on the tail. IWM or RAF Museum will have copies. It’s the ‘winged sword’ of 601 Sqn. I’m surprised no-one’s come up with a scan yet!
Cheers

From “Fighters squadrons of the RAF” by John Rawlings:

HTH,

Laurent