True colour Hurricane die cast model ?

True colour Hurricane die cast model

Hello
A big thank you all for your detailed answers.
It must have been fun flying round the skys in war time britain in those colours.

Be a nice change for a BBMF Hurricane!

This one is from Profile Publications of the 60s. Describes it as 527 (calibration) Squadron at Hornchurch 1943. Used for gun calibration, Thames Forts and type 1 radar at Stoke Holy Cross.

Best Wishes.
Robert.

Hi Robert

I also spotted the Profile Publications drawing after I had posted above. I am not sure about the Hornchurch reference?

rafweb.org says –

Formed at Castle Camps on 15 June 1943, this squadron was tasked with radar calibration duties. Initially equipped with Blenheims and Hurricanes, Hornet Moths arrived in December 1943, Spitfires in July 1944, Oxfords – September 1944, Wellingtons in April 1945 and finally Dominies in May 1945.

In September 1944 the squadron absorbed No 528 Squadon and the same month retired the Hornet Moths, the Hurricanes being retired in April 1945 and the Blenheims in May, whilst the remainder were flown until the squadron disbanded at Watton on 15 April 1946, where it had moved on 8 November 1945.

Other sources say mainly the same. Certainly that the unit was formed at Castle Camps. Some say that the unit moved to Snailwell 2/44 to 4/44 and Digby 4/44 to 11/45.

Interestingly, FK Mason also said that the unit was at Hornchurch, but in a later book by him, he refers to the Squadron flying as detachments at Castle Camps, Snailwell, Digby, Sutton Bridge and Coltishall.

Actually most interesting would be to see a photograph of the actual aircraft!

Cheers

Paul

This one is from Profile Publications of the 60s. Describes it as 527 (calibration) Squadron at Hornchurch 1943. Used for gun calibration, Thames Forts and type 1 radar at Stoke Holy Cross.

Best Wishes.
Robert.

There is a colour side view drawing of the aircraft in the SAM book by HC Bridgewater.

It refers to Hurricane Mk1 P2992 coded P of 527 Sqn , Castle Camps 1943. The colour is described as overall orange-red.

The FK Mason book says that the unit was specifically assigned the task of oversea calibration of Type I radar.

Apparently (Birtles book on Hurricane Sqns) the unit was formed in June 1943 at Castle Camps as an amalgamation of the various calibration flights in southern England and East Anglia. It disbanded in April 1946.

The only photos that I have seen show the aircraft of that Sqn in ‘normal RAF cammo with a light coloured leading edge.

You can see the ‘orange one here –
http://www.rafweb.org/SqnMark511-598.htm
Just scroll down to 527 Sqn.

I’ve seen a 1/6 scale R/C model of this Hurri flying, but never any original documentation about it.

Steve