Vital Storm part 2 – Early RAF Hurricanes – Docs digital publication
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Features 6 historic Hurricane Mk.Is of 33 Squadron, 85 Squadron, 87 Squadron, 249 Squadron, 261 Squadron, and 312 Squadron from the Battle of Britain and beyond, with special emphasis on the F/L Nicolson Victoria Cross action aircraft and the various guises of F/L Gleed's 87 Sqn aircraft.
The main focus of the mini article in this edition is the Hurricane finish and markings variations for the time period that included these subject aircraft.
(Please note: any watermarks visible on the shop preview images are not present on the actual PDF pages)
The main focus of the mini article in this edition is the Hurricane finish and markings variations for the time period that included these subject aircraft.
(Please note: any watermarks visible on the shop preview images are not present on the actual PDF pages)
Aircraft covered in this Doc:
• Hurricane I (Trop) P3729 of 33 Squadron (F/O Woodward).
• Hurricane I P2923 as VY•R of 85 Squadron (P/O Lewis).
• Hurricane I P2798 as LK•A of 87 Squadron (F/L Gleed, later S/L Gleed). 3 variations, including a nightfighter, of this aircraft’s paint and markings are explored.
• Hurricane I P3576 as GN•A of 249 Squadron (F/L Nicolson VC).
Although no photographs of this aircraft have been discovered to date, we thought it an important enough subject to attempt nonetheless. Our reconstruction is therefore based on photos of other Hurricanes on the squadron around the same time (i.e. code lettering and national markings similarities), and other Hurricanes close in serial number (i.e. production batch similarities to P2798), and 2 possible paint and markings variation possibilities are thus provided for. Two possible sizes of the Nicolson personal emblem – have been included for the modeler to use at their own discretion as, after some discussion with researchers, no definitive conclusions could be drawn.
• Hurricane I (Trop) V7474 as “A” of 261 Squadron (F/L MacLachlan).
• Hurricane I P3143 as NN•D of 312 Squadron (P/O Bergman, F/L Sinclair, Sgt. Furst and others).
• Hurricane I (Trop) P3729 of 33 Squadron (F/O Woodward).
• Hurricane I P2923 as VY•R of 85 Squadron (P/O Lewis).
• Hurricane I P2798 as LK•A of 87 Squadron (F/L Gleed, later S/L Gleed). 3 variations, including a nightfighter, of this aircraft’s paint and markings are explored.
• Hurricane I P3576 as GN•A of 249 Squadron (F/L Nicolson VC).
Although no photographs of this aircraft have been discovered to date, we thought it an important enough subject to attempt nonetheless. Our reconstruction is therefore based on photos of other Hurricanes on the squadron around the same time (i.e. code lettering and national markings similarities), and other Hurricanes close in serial number (i.e. production batch similarities to P2798), and 2 possible paint and markings variation possibilities are thus provided for. Two possible sizes of the Nicolson personal emblem – have been included for the modeler to use at their own discretion as, after some discussion with researchers, no definitive conclusions could be drawn.
• Hurricane I (Trop) V7474 as “A” of 261 Squadron (F/L MacLachlan).
• Hurricane I P3143 as NN•D of 312 Squadron (P/O Bergman, F/L Sinclair, Sgt. Furst and others).