Ok, Flown by Peter Townsend, entered by his very good friend :rolleyes: Lizzy’s sister(you know the Queen :p ) and came second with heavy handy cap.
What I would like to know is doe’s a colour photo exist anywhere of the Hurra in it’s splendid livery of royal blue and gold :confused: :confused: .
Yes she look’s fantastic now with the BBMF, but I would love to see her in those colour’s if it is at all possible 🙁 .
The Picture’s I have seen are all black and white, and don’t do much for me.
Has anyone out there seen any colour shot’s, or old enough 😉 to have seen her in person back then :confused: .
Cheer’s all 😀 , Tally :dev2: Ho! :dev2: Ho! Phil :diablo: . ( I guess with the attachment problem’s, if the there is one out there, please can you email it to me please, If I could be so lucky :rolleyes: )
By: STORMBIRD262 - 2nd March 2005 at 05:39
Thank’s so much for the info G-ordy.
Yes, she has been a busy little Hurra.
Cheer’s all, Tally Ho! Ho! Phil.
By: G-ORDY - 1st March 2005 at 19:36
First flown Langley by Gp Capt P.W.S.Bulman, August 1944. Retained by Hawker Aircraft, stripped of armament, first public appearance as G-AMAU at the R.Ae.S. Garden Party, White Waltham, 14 May 1950. C.of A. issued 23 May 1950. Second place in Kings Cup Air Race (283 mph) 17 June 1950, flown by Gp Capt Peter Townsend, entered in 1951 National Air Races – which were cancelled – and attended a variety of events including a Vintage Aircraft Rally in 1952, another R.AE.S. Garden Party in 1953, the National Air Races in 1954 (pilot Don Lucey) and the RAE Jubilee 1955 (Bill Bedford).
Film appearances included “Hawks in the Sun”, “Angels One Five” and – of course “The Battle of Britain”.
Chase plane duties at Dunsfold included the German Sea Fury TT programme (1960) and early transition trials of the P.1127 in 1961.
By: Rocketeer - 27th February 2005 at 04:44
If you say it should be slightly ‘darker’ than the profile, why are you happy with the Corgi model which is LIGHTER than the profiles???
I said it should be slightly darker because that is a fact based on me having original samples from areas not exposed to light etc. However, as MOTF rightly says, I am not as fussy as most on this board! The model is pretty and makes a lovely comparison with a military marked example….which is also a fact.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 22nd February 2005 at 05:36
Number of race’s Won or lost, Anyone else Know.
I too could not find out much about her racing carreer :confused: .
But I did read something about one of her many job’s was ” Chase ” plane on some project’s, might have been the early Harrier thingy, Kestrel was it not or the flying Bedstead :confused: .
Did quiet a bit the old girl I believe, before ending up at the BBMF 🙂 .
Cheer’s all 😀 , Tally :dev2: Ho! :diablo: :dev2: Ho! Phil :diablo: .
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th February 2005 at 12:27
AND who say’s your profiles are right?
Black6
By: Manonthefence - 18th February 2005 at 10:12
Because he isnt as fussy as you
By: ALBERT ROSS - 18th February 2005 at 07:29
As I bored you all with before, I have original woodwork from 865 with traces of the blue on it. Maybe it is just me, but it is a tad darker than the profile pix Albert has posted. The woodwork was at CockpitFest last year and I will take some (tho’ off the cockpit) this year if anyone wishes to see it.
I have a Corgi model and am well happy…..I have ordered the AB910 model an am sure I will be happy with that too!!!
If you say it should be slightly ‘darker’ than the profile, why are you happy with the Corgi model which is LIGHTER than the profiles???
By: ALBERT ROSS - 18th February 2005 at 07:27
Just out of curiousity, how many races did the plane participate in? I see we got three different race# here. Did it win any races?
T J
Interesting question, not quite sure? All I know is that it participated in the 1950 and ’51 races, but not sure about the third. Don’t think it won any, or we would know that fact.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 18th February 2005 at 05:42
Bummer
😀 I thought as much 🙁 , that would be the Answer :rolleyes: .
Thank’s anyway Lad’s 😉 .
It was worth a try :p ,
10 year’s in those colour’s 😮 , You would think there would be some around eh :confused: .
Cheer’s all 😀 , Tally :dev2: Ho! :dev2: Ho! Phil :diablo: . (I think Jame’s post in the old thread must be damn close)
By: Guzzineil - 18th February 2005 at 03:37
As I bored you all with before, I have original woodwork from 865 with traces of the blue on it. Maybe it is just me, but it is a tad darker than the profile pix Albert has posted. The woodwork was at CockpitFest last year and I will take some (tho’ off the cockpit) this year if anyone wishes to see it.
I have a Corgi model and am well happy…..I have ordered the AB910 model an am sure I will be happy with that too!!!
Hmm yes as mentionned on the previous thread the blue of the Tomtit does look darker too, although by the time you throw in the variations between monitors, ageing colour prints and variations during painting, the correct colour may well remain one of lifes great unknowns…. definately Blue thats about all you can say.. so presumably from Alberts ‘wink’ whoever drew the profiles (was it Dan?) had a colour picture??:D Neil.
By: Rocketeer - 18th February 2005 at 02:30
As I bored you all with before, I have original woodwork from 865 with traces of the blue on it. Maybe it is just me, but it is a tad darker than the profile pix Albert has posted. The woodwork was at CockpitFest last year and I will take some (tho’ off the cockpit) this year if anyone wishes to see it.
I have a Corgi model and am well happy…..I have ordered the AB910 model an am sure I will be happy with that too!!!
By: T J Johansen - 18th February 2005 at 01:12
Just out of curiousity, how many races did the plane participate in? I see we got three different race# here. Did it win any races?
T J
By: ALBERT ROSS - 17th February 2005 at 23:00
Hurricane G-AMAU
There has been a lot of debate about the authenticity of the colour of the Corgi model of this and I am most surprised that no one has yet to post a COLOUR photograph of it, considering it lasted in this scheme until 1960.
Anyway, here are some very accurate profiles showing the CORRECT colour blue and all the marking variations that G-AMAU wore! This is as good as you are going to get. 😉
By: Guzzineil - 17th February 2005 at 08:18
have a look here…
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23247&highlight=g-amau
Neil.
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