It was Bermuda

It was some rare naval type: Fulmar, Skua or something

It was the guy behind the Nanton Halifax recovery, so he had history

I think HP57 knows more!

Paul

Is this thread turning into a UK equilavent of the US “George Bush’s National Guard records” ?

We will be talking of font’s, Times New Roman and subscript text next

Though sad news

Closure ??

SAAF Hurricane, prob 277. L1909

From page 141 of the Hawker hurricane by Mason

“the RAF Gladiator Sqn at Aden, No 94 SQn Commanded by Sdr Ldr Vernon Crompton Woodward, moved near to the Canal Zone to convert to Hurricanes and found themselves allocated 6 very tired Mark 1 Hurricanes disposed of by 1 Sqn SAAF”

Does that mean..

As they say at the end of Loony Tunes

That’s all Vokes!!… Der ner ner ner der nererrrrrrr

Paul

Another SAAF Pjoto

This Hurricane maybe Q (if so it is 277) – L1909 – Thanks!

Also – I have included a photo that shows a SAAF Hurricane spinner in the back

If it was one of those 7, then it is not 276 (lost before the war (12 June 1939) and then sent to Nairobi for spares) or 271 – Shot down 19th June 1940

Unless the photo was taken in South Africa?

Mark

You asked when are you going to sort out this Hurricane?

I still think I know which one it is!

However, you wanted a SAAF one for comparison.. Here is the best of the bunch it showns 277 (RAF serial unknown to me)

Paul

Paul,

As this is presumably an early aircraft I am wondering if the ‘second aerial’ might be the forward element of a ring and bead gunsight.

Mark

Bingo

“Gun-aiming – except on early aircraft which had ring and bead sights”

– So it is a very early machine

Also, note that it has the ventral spine fairing fitted that was not on the first Hurricanes

I wonder when this the first was ‘discontinued’ and the latter ‘added’ as it would reduce the list of possible aircraft down and may exclude some of the export possibilities!

In Mason’s book he says L1583 was ‘one of the first to have ‘ventral spine fairing fitted’ so it is prob latter than this serial

Mason – The Hawker Hurricane

BTW according to Air Britain L1669 – undershot landing at Amriya 30.9.40 – which would have written off the original prop no doubt!

Mason says – ‘only known shot of L1669 in ME’ is in his book prehaps there are now 2!!

PS. Does anyone know what MU assembled Hudsons in the ME and where they were stationed?