Kaldrack Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Hurricane MkIIb, Z5348 is purported to be AX-M of No.1 Squadron, South African Air Force operating out of Landing Ground 92, Egypt in July 1942. Said to have been flown by Lt. Jerks Macle, SAAF. Here we see it without the AX-M code: Here we see presumably the same Hurricane loaded on an RAF recovery truck going by the general damage locations and appearence etc. So was Z5348 really AX-M or was the above aircraft repaired to become AX-M? Images from my own collection, enjoy... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Is that a camera fairing under the rear fusleage in the first photo? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Im not an expert but it does have the appearance of being some kind of fairing. Logically a camera due to the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Definitely a camera fitting. Z5348's history was 73/208/1 SAAF/208. 208 was a fighter-recce unit, so the photo could have been either before or after service with 1 SAAF. It is an early Mk.II - see the Mk.I tailwheel - but with a later Rotol prop. Note also the repainted cowling. I suspect that the later roundel suggests this may be its final posting, but perhaps photos of 1 SAAF might indicate otherwise? PS Would the belly fairing have been fitted initially, then removed, then put back on? I suspect not, backing the suggestion that this is after its service with the SAAF. Edited April 19, 2018 by Graham Boak Correction: it was a Mk.II. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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