Can anyone confirm the identity of this group of 12 Sea Hurricanes….the squadron emblem under the cockpit is a tiger’s head, without a dagger, suggestive of 804 Sq..the serial on the nearest aircraft is indistinct on the original print, but looks like J8353.
Are they Mk IC’s or IIc’s? They look as though they are factory fresh, awaiting delivery.
Thanks in anticipation…
By: slicer - 29th November 2012 at 09:04
Excellent, thanks for that..all I need to know!
By: Graham Boak - 28th November 2012 at 22:01
Definitely not Mk.IC, as apart from 2(?) test examples they didn’t exist, despite what books tell you.
Mk.IIc JS353 is recorded as being with 804 Sq in May 1943 (actually says 1945 but in context this is clearly a typo.)
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November 28, 2012 at 6:01 pm