28ZComeback Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Good morning. I am curious about this RAF Hurricane flown by Greek pilots in 1943. Can anyone identify the light gray-white plane in the background. Maybe a squadron 109 hack? Secondly, is this a Hurricane IIC? Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilneBay Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, 28ZComeback said: Good morning. I am curious about this RAF Hurricane flown by Greek pilots in 1943. Can anyone identify the light gray-white plane in the background. Maybe a squadron 109 hack? Secondly, is this a Hurricane IIC? Thank you very much. I translated the whole page to English using Google translate. Open the page below https://www.aerodata.gr/biographies.php?id=78 And right click on the blue background that will give you the option to translate to English. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Bear Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hi there - To my eye, a Hurricane IIC and in the background it looks like a Beaufighter. With Flat tailplanes it could be either a Mk I or an early Mk VI. Others will be able to add far more detail.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Could it be a Blenheim in the coastal scheme? Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 My immediate thought was Baltimore as some operated in the coastal scheme. I haven't checked against Baltimore photos though, that's an exercise I'll leave for you 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangos Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 As airbus320 wrote I would guess it is a Blenheim Mk V which they were issued to the 13th (Hellenic) Sqn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Bear Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) I'm happy to stand corrected 😊 however I was looking at the pitot under the port wing. As I re look, it seems particularly long, so I'll tag onto the Mk V. Happy to contribute. Edited February 11 by Drop Bear correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 52 minutes ago, rossm said: My immediate thought was Baltimore as some operated in the coastal scheme. I haven't checked against Baltimore photos though, that's an exercise I'll leave for you 😃 I'm a bit more awake now, the serial looks like BAnnn so checked my serial books and it's a Blenheim V 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thank you all for the wonderful photo analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I agree with what appears to be a Blenheim Mk.V as the port wing landing light and pitot tube position appear correct. My concern is that the aircraft appears to have a single strut tail wheel. Any photo that I have ever seen of a Mk.V show it to have a reinforced tail wheel with shock absorber. This was due to the necessity of stronger undercarriage as a result of the Mk.Vs weight increase. If this is a Mk.V, did some aircraft leave the factory with the single strut tail wheel which were then later upgraded, or not? Thoughts, anyone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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