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Title: no 1 squadron billy drake
Post by: rogerdee on July 06, 2004, 10:09:13 AM

hi guys  wondering  if  any one  had  some info  on  billy drakes  hurrican   of  no1  squadron  in  battle   of  france.
I  am  looking  for  serial no  and squadron  marking  for  his plane or  failing  that  any  no1  squadron  hurrican

  thnanks  in  advance

rogerdee

if  its  going down in flames  its  proberly me

Title: no 1 squadron billy drake
Post by: Replicant on July 06, 2004, 11:11:59 AM

The Hurricane IIC in Aces High is in 1 (F) Sqn markings.

Here's a Hurricane Mk.I
(http://www.raf.mod.uk/squadrons/h_images/1sqnhurri.gif)

I'll have a look through some books and see what I can come up with.

I'm not sure if I have the time to have a look at the 1 (F) Sqn archives/ops diary at work (they're based at Cottesmore) but if I do I'll look up what Billy Drake was flying.

Here's one of his planes used in Battle of France
http://pages.ivillage.com/spandau2001/id13.html

Title: no1 squadron
Post by: rogerdee on July 06, 2004, 01:10:48 PM

thanks  nexx
 watched  a  program  where  they  dug  up  his  hurrician  and  just  thought about  do  it  for  aces  high.
   The  man  hinself  still doesn't  regard  himself  as  a  hero  he  said  it was  just  his  job  but  you  try getting  a  20  year  old  now  to  do  what  they  did  ,not  a  hope  in  hell