Why do they bother – spot the mistake

Here’s my favourite – a well meaning Christmas present – even four year old Nipper Bantock can see the “notfires”![ATTACH=CONFIG]221980[/ATTACH]

I did see a film the other week where the Germans using a Hawker Hurricane to shoot down a Hudson. James Cagney was in it.

Dave

Captains of the clouds? I’ve got that on DVD somewhere.

Oh well, they could have used this pretty bird…..

Michael

I think I can spot the mistake – the crosses on the Hurricane are too large, and should be a bit closer to the tips. Am I right?

What the actual…!?

I did see a film the other week where the Germans using a Hawker Hurricane to shoot down a Hudson. James Cagney was in it.

Dave

Although not intended for this purpose, it does make the point that the “He113s” shot down in the BoB had a central belly radiator as their main identifying feature.

Looking at the book it looks like the crosses have been added after the photo taken ,the angle of the crosses seem to face on ,what film would the Spitfire zh-t be used in.

It’s certainly retouched, the original is a well known picture of the Battle of Britain Flight (as it was then) of the Spitfire II and Hurricane taken between 1968 and 1971 when P7350 was in 266 Sq markings and LF363 in Bader’s 242 Sq LE-D markings.

Looking at the book it looks like the crosses have been added after the photo taken ,the angle of the crosses seem to face on ,what film would the Spitfire zh-t be used in.

But then again… perhaps ;):dev2:

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Source: “The Luftwaffe from Training School to the Front” by Carlsen & Stipdonk [Schiffer, 1996]

The DVD I have of Battle of Britain has a Me109 with a Hurricane canopy on the cover. Might be the same artist. :rolleyes:

I can see. the Spits markings are wrong should be as below

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Credit Fleet Air Arm

You think that’s bad… try this for size!
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Brilliant!

No wonder there were so many friendly fire episodes if they were marking Hurricanes like that!

Roundel Type ‘X’…??

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🙂

Imagine putting the price label in the centre like that – it makes me so cross…

Epic fail….!