Hi, Im an scale RC aircraft modeller/ pilot, and im looking for some info regarding my latest build. Its an early Hurricane. I would like to finish it in the colours/markings of the late great Frank Carey, when he flew from RAF Wick in the north of Scotland in march 1940.
I am more interested in hurris that flew from Wick in WW2 than specific pilots, but I am interested in historic accuracy of the model, co-ordinated with info on its pilot. If anyone has any info about any other of 43 squadron hurris/pilots please help me out, as im at the finishing stages of the model and I would like to fly it before the weather gets too poor for flying.
Please could anybody help me?
Thanks,
Barry
By: miniman - 2nd November 2006 at 14:00
Thanks Niall, that will help me out greatly. Im off to research these numbers now.
By: NiallC - 26th October 2006 at 18:48
Aces High (Chris Shores and Clive Williams, Grub Street, 1994) cites the aircraft flown by Frank Carey when he made claims in Jan-Mar 1940 as being L1728 and L1726 (the latter twice). Mason’s The Hawker Hurricane assigns the codes NQ*B and NQ*R respectively to these two aircraft (which doesn’t of course necessarily mean that they were wearing those codes at the time of Carey’s victories in them)
HTH
NiallC
By: miniman - 26th October 2006 at 08:43
I’ll give this thread a little bump back up to see if anyone else has info for me.
Thanks.
By: miniman - 25th October 2006 at 17:01
Thats a nice pic of a welly, sorry, lancaster there!!!
Ive seen all the info there already. That is on the local community website, thats also banned from work interweb., but ive seen the pics plenty before and I mind the welly.
I should get myself those books. This is my second Hurricane from 43 sqdn. Ive already build Pete Townsends chariot in 1/8th scale.
Thanks guys, and im well chuffed with this site by the way!
Barry
By: Thunderbird167 - 25th October 2006 at 16:44
There are two books on 43 Squadron
43 Squadron the Fighting Cocks by Andy Saunders published by Osprey in 2003
43 Squadron 1916-1984 by Jim Beadle (Long out of print I think)
These should send youin the right direction
By: Hornchurch - 25th October 2006 at 16:28
You’ll enjoy checking out the ‘ Wings Over Wick’ page on the following link…
http://www.caithness.org/wings/index.htm
Half-way down the page on the Right-hand column/side (if you click the link, marked ‘ Squadron 43 ‘), there’s a detailed account of a K.G.26 Heinkel 111 bought down on the Airfield (8th April 1940) & you’ll notice Peter Townsend & Jim Hallowes involvement.
Try doing a Google search on Caesar Hull, i.e.(whilst flying from Wick with No 43 – involved in downing of He 111, P4 + BA on 28th March).
Also (Flt Lt.) John Simpson & (Sqdn Ldr) George Lott also of 43.
N.B. if you click on the ‘ Hurricanes & Lancaster (Ha,Ha :rolleyes: ) at Wick ‘ photo (taken in early 1940), you’ll note the Hurricanes early two blade props, as well as lack of Fin markings & fuselage roundel surround – which should help with your model/scheme (Whaddya mean you’re model’s a three blader?
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