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Title: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Greebo on August 24, 2014, 03:28:37 AM

Thanks to Lyric1 for finding the info on this aircraft. There is a photo of it here (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022924).

After D Day the RAF's Air Despatch Letter Service shuttled mail between Normandy and England. As the first Allied airfields in France were only a few miles from enemy territory fully armed Hurricane Mk IICs were used for the job. The mail was carried in modified drop tanks that could be jettisoned in the event of interception by enemy fighters.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots2/ADLS_Hurricane_Mk_IIC_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots2/ADLS_Hurricane_Mk_IIC_SC2.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots2/ADLS_Hurricane_Mk_IIC_SC3.jpg)

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Dragon Tamer on August 24, 2014, 09:13:37 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: TwinBoom on August 24, 2014, 09:43:23 AM

Beautiful Greebs how is that 38-H skin coming?

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Devil 505 on August 24, 2014, 11:36:36 AM

Stunning.  :O

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Vraciu on August 24, 2014, 01:25:59 PM

Bad a!

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: GhostCDB on August 24, 2014, 02:55:46 PM

That weathering doe

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: steely07 on August 24, 2014, 05:56:13 PM

It's, it's beautiful........

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Guppy35 on August 24, 2014, 10:01:09 PM

Those Hurri's were still trucking the mail in the winter of 44-45

This photo taken at Eindhoven.  Looks to be 2 Group markings with the black spinner.  D-Day stripes long gone by that time and no doubt the sky fuselage band gone as well.  Wish there was enough of the image to show the serial and markings.

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Battle%20of%20Britain/HurriMail_zps4bc2b91b.jpg)

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: lyric1 on August 24, 2014, 10:40:11 PM

 :aok

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Someguy63 on August 24, 2014, 10:47:04 PM

 :rock :aok :banana:

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Greebo on August 25, 2014, 08:50:45 AM

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

Its interesting to see they were still being used that late Guppy, although its the D Day stripes that make it an good scheme for a skin.

Quote from: TwinBoom on August 24, 2014, 09:43:23 AM

Beautiful Greebs how is that 38-H skin coming?

Well there is good news Twinboom, I'm planning on doing one some time in the next few weeks from the 167 Volksgrenadier Division. Wait....you did mean a Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer didn't you?

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: Nefarious on August 25, 2014, 06:52:50 PM

Very nice.

Title: Re: ADLS Hurricane
Post by: TwinBoom on August 25, 2014, 07:54:39 PM

Quote from: Greebo on August 25, 2014, 08:50:45 AM

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

Its interesting to see they were still being used that late Guppy, although its the D Day stripes that make it an good scheme for a skin.

Well there is good news Twinboom, I'm planning on doing one some time in the next few weeks from the 167 Volksgrenadier Division. Wait....you did mean a Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer didn't you?

 :bhead   :furious