Did someone want good pictures of EDSG and DSG?

[Steven Eisenman]

[Vulcanicity]

Cheers, what fabulously clear shots. I feel a debate coming on about the different DSG shades on the cowling and behind the cockpit though!

[brewerjerry]

Hi

Interesting photos, especially the groundcrew hats and the white boating plimsols. almost FAA/RN ? sea hurricane ?

the third photo is a different hurricane.

hurricane photo info.

from photo caption in RAF of WW2 in colour by roger freeman. ( a book I would recommend to anyone,full of great colour photos )

copyright IWM, The pilot is RAF, AVM Sir aurthur Barratt, OC army co operation command in 1942, when the photo was taken, he used the hurricane to visit airfields which he commanded.

cheers

Jerry

Edited November 22, 2011 by brewerjerry

[jenko]

The pilot is RAF, AVM Sir aurthur Barratt, OC army co operation command in 1942, when the photo was taken, he used the hurricane to visit airfields which he commanded.

cheers

Jerry

Damn. And I thought it was David Niven on a bad day.............................

[thx6667]

Hi

Interesting photos, especially the groundcrew hats and the white boating plimsols. almost FAA/RN ? sea hurricane ?

the third photo is a different hurricane.

hurricane photo info.

from photo caption in RAF of WW2 in colour by roger freeman. ( a book I would recommend to anyone,full of great colour photos )

copyright IWM, The pilot is RAF, AVM Sir aurthur Barratt, OC army co operation command in 1942, when the photo was taken, he used the hurricane to visit airfields which he commanded.

cheers

Jerry

Excellent thanks for that Jerry, always good to know the provenance of pics like this.

Edited November 22, 2011 by Jonathan Mock

[Test Graham]

Hi

Interesting photos, especially the groundcrew hats and the white boating plimsols. almost FAA/RN ? sea hurricane ?

Definitely FAA, as the colour scheme suggests. It doesn't have to be a Sea Hurricane, but I think that small hole aft of the wing trailing edge suggests that it is. I believe that is where the rear mounts for the accelerator connect. I'd have to check to confirm that is the exact position.

[Steven Eisenman]

Here is the info on the picture, sorry about that. One doesn't want to offend sensibilities. Does one?

Picture 1: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205195206

Women's Royal Naval Service: Armourers of the Womens Royal Naval Service re-arm a Hawker Hurricane aircraft at the Fleet Air Arm airfield at Yeovilton, Somerset.

Picture 2: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205195206

Women's Royal Naval Service: Armourers of the Womens Royal Naval Service re-arm a Hawker Hurricane aircraft at the Fleet Air Arm airfield at Yeovilton, Somerset.

Picture 3: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205123833

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC in battledress and flying gear beside a Hawker Hurricane. He often flew this aircraft when visiting airfields of Army Co-operation Command, which he commanded at the time of this picture.

[gingerbob]

Picture 3:

He often flew this aircraft when visiting airfields of Army Co-operation Command, which he commanded at the time of this picture.

...where he would be heard to exclaim, "What-ho, Squadron Leader?"

bob