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This film is edited in such a way that it cannot be certain that it is Sgt Haw taking off in Z4017. The Z4017 was not his personal machine. According to ORB, he flew Z5208/FA-48 and then Z4018/FH-41. Z4017/FU-56 did not fly operationally after 17 September with 81 Squadron. In October, Z4017 was a training machine for Soviet pilots.
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Z3676 and Z3674 were lost in accidents on September 20 and 28, 1941. There is no record of the accident of Z3675 in the documents of 302 Squadron. In any case, the plane was found in Sverdlovsk in an almost completely preserved painting from the time of service in the Polish squadron. Perhaps its technical condition was not good enough to be accepted by VVS and sent for repair or retained as a source of spare parts, so the RAF markings were not painted over.
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It is interesting, however, that the Polish checkerboard, which was near the cockpit, was painted over. All code letters of the 302 Squadron's planes are known. Everything is in ORB.
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I know the provenance of this photo, it is quite common knowledge in Poland. It was obtained from a Russian collector and from him we know that the photo was taken in Sverdlovsk. First published by Robert Gretzyngier in Polish Wings No. 4. https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/543 Yes, these white patches can be seen in this film. This is not an artifact, snow or ice. The plane was most likely already taken over by Soviet pilots.
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This KX452 is copied from "Soviet Hurricane Aces of WW2". I also did not find a good photo of the Mk.IIC from a front-line unit. At least two years of searching yielded no results. I contacted Russian and Ukrainian authors and modelers. There is nothing, but maybe one day a miracle will happen.
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Soviet Hurricanes are attractive because they are diverse, but very difficult to reproduce precisely because there are no rules. Were the stars painted before being shipped to the USSR? In 1941 this was not the rule. Even machines with original RAF markings were sent there. The picture shows a machine photographed somewhere in Russia. There is only one photograph of the machine belonging to Kostylev. From this single photo we can only be sure what a piece of the plane's fuselage looked like. The rest is extrapolated from fragments of other planes visible in other photos. The serial number is not known, we do not know whether there was a star on the tail. There's a lot of room for discussion. Below are two other interpretations by Russian authors.
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There are only two photos of this aircraft. One from early 1944 and the other already post-war. As you can see, the material is poor and hence the multitude of interpretations. No one can guarantee that only his way of reading the photos is 100% correct. Arma Hobby's design is certainly not perfect either, but it was created by comparing the way other Hurricane from 1943 and 1944 were painted and marked ( among others HC-452 and HC-454). Unfortunately, we have to accept that sometimes you can't do better and there remains a margin for different interpretations. Air Depot at Kuorevesi, early 1944. Kuorevesi in summer 1948. Interpretation by Finnish authors from the book "Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia". The authors from SBS Models have undoubtedly seen this drawing and photos. This warbird was painted based on the same two photos. Arma Hobby sees it more or less like this.
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My new article about R.R.S.T. I especially recommend the last part about painting his planes. For discussion. https://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2023/07/28/r-r-s-t-or-robert-ronald-stanford-tuck-1916-1987/
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Unfortunately I haven't found any more pictures of Z3152, and not a single Z3088 that he used after 21 June 1941. By the way, something about R.R.S.T. and his planes. https://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2023/07/28/r-r-s-t-or-robert-ronald-stanford-tuck-1916-1987/
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CH 3742 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205444530 CH 3741 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205444529 CH 3744 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205444532 CH 3745 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205444533
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NX864 was a Hamilcar😎
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You're right, this photo was taken in Russia. It was obtained from a Russian collector.
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On some it is clearly visible, on others less so, but this is due to the construction and the method of attaching the fabric to the fuselage.
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This is not an illusion .
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http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2020/10/13/karel-kutterwascher-the-most-effective-hurricane-night-fighter-pilot/ Please read this article. There you will find a complete explanation.