Author Topic: FiAF Hurricane Mk. I "HC-452" photo & video walkaround (Read 470 times)

Grendel · « **on:** January 28, 2006, 12:01:14 PM »

FiAF Hurricane Mk. I "HC-452" photo & video walkaround

The Defence Fair 2005 took place at Tampere, Finland, in autumm 2005. Three veteran pilots, Erkki Pakarinen, Väinö Pokela and Kyösti Karhila, gave short presentations in the Finnish Air Force stand. Also present was Finnish Air Force Museum staff, with their glorious Hurricane Mk. I HC-452.

The Hurricane had been on show at Finnish Aviation Museum and on load at another museum, after it had spent more than a decade in the FAF Museum storage - where it now returned. These photos and video are the last public views of the plane for unknown period.

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/mp_messut2005/

HC-452 walkaround:

MPEG, low quality, 62 MB
http://ftp://ftp.edome.net/media/muut/virtualpilots-mpmessut2005-hurricane_hc-452.vcd.mpg

WMV, good quality, 65 MB
http://ftp://ftp.edome.net/media/muut/virtualpilots-mpmessut2005-hurricane_hc-452.high.wmv

Photos of the plane:
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/mp_messut2005/

A "good" walkaroudn with detail shots will be on the same site sometimes later, when we get a decent system for walkarounds to the site.

Photos of HC-452 at Finnish Aviation Museum at "Victory of the aerial defences 1944" show:

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/helsinginpuolustus2004/

Best regards,
Grendel aka Jukka O. Kauppinen
Finland

zorstorer · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2006, 08:44:59 PM »

Thanks a bunch for posting this

I am shocked that Schatzi has not posted about this also....it's only the BEST plane in the AH hanger

Schatzi · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2006, 06:19:47 AM »

*droooooooooool*

Thanks so much for sharing

.

Mec, i just didnt *know* about this. Finnland not really around the corner from Hannover. (At least not on an Europeans scale).

But youre right about it being the best plane in AH Hangar

.

zorstorer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2006, 06:36:28 AM »

I was thinking you would have seen it on here before now

Schatzi · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2006, 06:44:52 AM »

Im a bit slow these days

.

zorstorer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2006, 02:11:27 PM »

Old age???

(runs and hides)

Grendel · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2006, 04:55:45 PM »

Schatzi, just a 2 hour flight from Hannover I guess. Finland IS around the corner ;-)

nirvana · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2006, 05:02:26 PM »

Ooooh pretty.

Schatzi · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2006, 05:54:25 PM »

Grendel, if i could *afford* that, yes. But looking at my banks account, id have to walk......
Think poor doctorate student.

Mec, didnt your Mama tell you not to ask a Lady about her age?

zorstorer · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2006, 08:09:25 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Schatzi

Mec, didnt your Mama tell you not to ask a Lady about her age?

I have a short memory

Schatzi · « **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2006, 03:30:55 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by zorstorer
I have a short memory

Old age?

(sorry, couldnt resist

)