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Title: Finnish hurricane
Post by: LLv34_Dictonius on April 11, 2013, 01:14:33 AM

..is displayed at Tikkakoski Aviation Museum, Finland.

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Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: GScholz on April 11, 2013, 01:16:16 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: LLv34_Dictonius on April 12, 2013, 04:12:24 AM

Uploaded more images

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Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: TOMCAT21 on April 12, 2013, 05:06:10 AM

nice pics. Are they going to restore it or leave it as is ?

Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: Nypsy on April 12, 2013, 10:48:31 AM

If they restore it to flying condition I say good, but if they restore it just to make it pretty for the museum I say bad!

If they don't intend to fly it I say leave it as is.

Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: Greebo on April 12, 2013, 11:04:16 AM

It is handy for me as a skinner to see planes restored to their "as they were in WW2" condition rather than the more usual showroom standard. You can really see all those little scratches and chips and underlying paint wearing through. That stuff rarely shows up well on actual WW2 photos.

Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: Kenne on April 12, 2013, 11:53:52 AM

Finnish what you started!

Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: cpxxx on April 12, 2013, 12:28:14 PM

It looks like the pilot stepped out of it after it's last sortie only yesterday. It's perfect as it is. Like the Spitfire Mk 1 in the Imperial War Museum in London. The charm of it is that it's untouched and original.

Title: Re: Finnish hurricane
Post by: LLv34_Dictonius on April 12, 2013, 12:47:56 PM

It's not going to fly - it's too precious a monument.