Not the BBMF's Hurricane LF363
Mar 3, 2018 17:31:44 GMT 1
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Post by acklington on Mar 3, 2018 17:31:44 GMT 1
Yep, it's the BBMF's famous Hurricane IIc LF363, "but not as we know it Jim";
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (6) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (8) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (10) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (16) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (20) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Finished this three days ago, but the 'orrible weather prevented photos. It is the Heller 1/72 Hurricane IIc kit, built 'out of the box' and finished as Hawker Hurricane IIc LF363 of 62 OTU at RAF Ouston, Northumberland, in early 1945. The OTU had a complement of 29 Wellington T.18 airbourne radar trainers, and 23 Hurricane IIc to act as targets for the trainee operators. LF363 was just another bog standard Hurricane in those days, and its later history seems to have started in 1947 when it was refurbished by Hawkers, the armament removed, a different Merlin engine installed (with six exhaust stacks each side), and an all silver paint scheme applied with post-war D-type roundels. It then served with some RAF Station Flights until it became the RAF's last airworthy Hurricane, and is now the RAF's oldest aircraft still on charge.
There are no known photos of it in 1945, and once again I have had to assume how it might of looked when being chased around the skies of Northumberland by Wellingtons. The camouflage scheme is standard for the period, and by 1945 the upperwing 'C-type' roundels should have been adopted, although I have not been able to find a single Hurricane photo that confirms them, mostly because the camera angles hide them. Neither is it known what code letter was applied to LF363, and 62 OTU used double digits for the Wellingtons, and single letters for the Hurricanes, so it could be any one of 23 letters. However, LF363 is known to have earlier been 'F' of 309 (Polish) Squadron, so I have used that letter as a nod to its earlier history.
Thanks for looking.
Hurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (2) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrHurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (6) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrHurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (8) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrHurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (10) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrHurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (16) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrHurricane IIc, LF363, 62 OTU, Ouston, early 1945 (20) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrFinished this three days ago, but the 'orrible weather prevented photos. It is the Heller 1/72 Hurricane IIc kit, built 'out of the box' and finished as Hawker Hurricane IIc LF363 of 62 OTU at RAF Ouston, Northumberland, in early 1945. The OTU had a complement of 29 Wellington T.18 airbourne radar trainers, and 23 Hurricane IIc to act as targets for the trainee operators. LF363 was just another bog standard Hurricane in those days, and its later history seems to have started in 1947 when it was refurbished by Hawkers, the armament removed, a different Merlin engine installed (with six exhaust stacks each side), and an all silver paint scheme applied with post-war D-type roundels. It then served with some RAF Station Flights until it became the RAF's last airworthy Hurricane, and is now the RAF's oldest aircraft still on charge.
There are no known photos of it in 1945, and once again I have had to assume how it might of looked when being chased around the skies of Northumberland by Wellingtons. The camouflage scheme is standard for the period, and by 1945 the upperwing 'C-type' roundels should have been adopted, although I have not been able to find a single Hurricane photo that confirms them, mostly because the camera angles hide them. Neither is it known what code letter was applied to LF363, and 62 OTU used double digits for the Wellingtons, and single letters for the Hurricanes, so it could be any one of 23 letters. However, LF363 is known to have earlier been 'F' of 309 (Polish) Squadron, so I have used that letter as a nod to its earlier history.
Thanks for looking.