Troy Smith Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 while hunting for something else, this turned up on pinterest the aftermath of the dramatic box art fascinating to see confirmation of the scheme 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Wow, great find. It is amazing what can be found on the web. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango98 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Troy et al, There's a good 8.5 x 11 print of this photo on p.319 of 'The Battle of Britain - Then and Now Mk III' 1985 edition at the start of the RAF losses section. Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpasenelli Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Amazing to find it, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Remarkably clean cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Great find Troy,....cheers for posting it, All the best Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLurker Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Tut, tut, tut. Airfix gets it wrong again. It's blatently obvious in the photograph that the internal bracing of the wing is damaged just behind the leading edge, that a diagonal brace is completely missing and the leading vertical brace is quite clearly buckled. Do they care? Quite obviously not. The careless twits clearly show the diagonal brace in place and the leading vertical brace intact in their picture. I dunno, you just cannot expect kit manufacturers to get anything right; can you? Nice find and another testament to the Hurricane's reputation for absorbing significant damage and remaining flyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) That's a photo that I've seen at Jet Age, where we have a replica of V6799. There's also this print prepared in consultation before the pilot passed away. Got to say I prefer the Airfix way, with the bandit corkscrewing around the Hurricane. May well be more info in this book - that I've never found. Edited April 20, 2017 by theplasticsurgeon More info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, theplasticsurgeon said: May well be more info in this book - that I've never found. The photo posted by Troy was published in the MacKenzie's book "Hurricane Combat". It's a good read...and MacKenzie was a charming gent in-person. Edited April 20, 2017 by mhaselden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303sqn Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 2 hours ago, theplasticsurgeon said: That's a photo that I've seen at Jet Age, where we have a replica of V6799. There's also this print prepared in consultation before the pilot passed away. Got to say I prefer the Airfix way, with the bandit corkscrewing around the Hurricane. May well be more info in this book - that I've never found. 2 hours ago, theplasticsurgeon said: That's a photo that I've seen at Jet Age, where we have a replica of V6799. There's also this print prepared in consultation before the pilot passed away. Got to say I prefer the Airfix way, with the bandit corkscrewing around the Hurricane. May well be more info in this book - that I've never found. You can buy it for 1p + £2.80 postage https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=hurricane+combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 wondering what happened afterwards. I know Mackenzie made a wheels-up landing on top of the Downs (so to speak) - obviously he's lost the use of an aileron but the airfield was very close by. And was SD-X then written off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Seems unlikely, new starboard outer wing and radiator, probably prop too. Readily recoverable and repairable. Where did I put the Air Britain serial books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 ...lots more info & more pictures here - including the photo at the top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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