This is Peter Vacher whose aircraft you have been discussing. Thank you all for your kind comments.

Just to clear up the discussion regarding the spinner. As we all know, the Hurricane was intially fitted with a Watts 2-bladed prop with a small pointed spinner. This was followed by a De Havilland 2-position prop, followed shortly thereafter with a De Hsavilland costant speed ‘bracket’ prop, both of which had the shorter but rather pointed spinner. About March 1940 the Rotol RX5/2 was introduced on the Hurricane with the rather longer but stubby looking spinner. Subsequently the RS5 superceded the RX5 but the spinner remained the same. All were fitted to the Hurricane I, so the spinner you see on R4118 is exactly correct for the period of the Battle of Britain. What was not shown on Hawker Restorations web site was the badge which fits on the front of the spinner, which is now on in its correct black and pale blue colours.

This aircraft is ACTUALLY the original R4118 which carried the 605 Squadron markings of UP-W during the Battle. It is itself, and not painted to represent some other aircraft. With 49 sorties from Croydon and 5 kills during the Battle, I am told it will be the most historic aircraft flying from WWII.

We look forward to displaying R4118 during 2005.