Is it not the case that your first and sixth pictures above show the twin-gun “angular” FN.54 installation? (but from the side, so the second barrel is obscured) All the other pictures presumably show the “earlier” blister mounting?

For what it’s worth, one of the options on the ancient Airfix model kit of the Blenheim IV is an angular under-nose turret similar to that in your first picture, with twin guns. Is this the FN.54 again?

The last picture is definitely Blenheim V, which as I understand it had a totally redesigned nose with a totally new rear-facing gun mounting.

Oh! They’ve moved closer to the CR.42! What are TFC trying to tell us? Some kind of Fiatfire Hybrid is in the making, perhaps?! :dev2:

Fingers crossed it returns to the land of its design, manufacture, and service use. 😀

The RAF used Sabres…for a bit. 😮

And this is the only airworthy one in Britain, and the whole of Europe! I think we ought to hold onto it…:p

Ditto, looks fab, especially the WW2 dioramas.

Couple of detail questions about P9374

I’m currently modelling P9374 in 1940 fit for a commission/present, and trying to do as much justice to accuracy as possible. The cockpit shots both here and on the aircraft’s website have been higly useful!
I’ve a couple of questions for Andy or anyone else in the know, which I can’t seem to find an answer from period photos:

Firstly, I note P9374 hasn’t got a gunsight fitted, but did it originally have the rounded or square reflector plate? I suspect the former, but wasn’t sure when then square-plated gunsight was introduced.

Secondly, the Tamiya kit I’m using depicts the muzzle of the third Browning gun out protruduing from the wing by about three scale inches. Is this a ficticious detail? Most of the Battle of Britain pictures (plus pictures of the restored P9374) I can find seem to suggest that all of the muzzles were totally flush within the wing, and indeed it’s hard to imagine how the doped-on patches to protect the guns from dust could be applied if the barrel did stick out of the wing as the kit depicts.

Thanks in advance, I’ll try and post a picture of the model when completed!

I came upon a progress page for the Sea King team a while back, having seen what they started with, its current state is amazing!

Hurricanes.

UK:
Mk.I R4118: Peter Vacher, Cambridge (?)
Sea Hurricane Mk. Ib Z2015: Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden
Mk.XIIb “Z5140” (composite): Duxford: HAC
Mk.XIIb 5403 “BE505”: North Weald, Hangar 11
Mk.IIc: LF363: Conningsby: BBMF
Mk.IIc: PZ665: Conningsby: BBMF

USA:
Mk.XIIb 5667 “V6793”: Jerry Yagen, Virginia Beach
Sea Hurricane X AE977: Planes of Fame (Tom Friedkin), Chino

Canada:
Mk. XIIb 5481 “P2970”: Ed Russell, Niagra Falls
Mk.IV KZ321: Gatineau: Vintage Wings of Canada

New Zealand:
Mk.IIb P3351: Wanaka: Alpine Fighter Collection, for sale (not sure if this one is still here or counts as airworthy)

By my count that makes ten, or possibly eleven.