The problem with many RCAF hurricane airframes is that “souvenir” hunters took the plates while recovering the airframe. I know of a framed picture that included some 12 original CCF data plates. To the best of my knowledge, CCF made hurricanes had the data plate in the same location as Hawker or Gloster made hurricanes.
Two hurricanes before restored at present, 5447 (pictured below) and AW274 have their CCF data plate. I also know that Z7015 with the Shuttleworth Collection has a CCF marked plate on the pilot’s armour plating. I’ve never seen this kind of a plate before on any other CCF made hurricane.
The mystery continues…..
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