Category: Hurricane
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Hurricane in Training
Hurricane Mk I, L2006/Y, 11 Group Pilot Pool, RAF Sutton Bridge, August 1942 This is another of my Hurricane Season models. I chose this one simply because I had the decals, and it was a colorful subject. The Subject As pilots progressed through training they eventually got to fly ever higher performance aircraft in order…
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Too little, too late
Hurricane Mk I, H-22, Squadron 2/1/2 Aé (Le Chardon or “The Thistle”), Belgian Air Force, Schaffen, Diest, May 1940 This is another one of my Hurricane season builds from this Summer. The Subject Belgium, along with a few other countries, purchased some Hurricanes either just before war started or shortly thereafter. Belgium, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Finland,…
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Féte de l’Air 1938
Hurricane Mk I, L1584, 111 Squadron, 1938 My Hurricane season is ending. I’ve had 6 of the Airfix Mk I Hurricanes in work as part of a batch build all Summer. Time to put them on the shelf. The Subject 111 Squadron RAF was the first Hurricane squadron, receiving their aircraft beginning in late 1937.…