paddy
Well-known member
I Always fancied the idea of a Hurricane in D Day stripes but the poor old things were long retired from front line service by June 1944. But wait.....
The other day i was reading about a flight of Hurricanes, No.1697 flight used to carry mail and secret dispatches to the beach heads during June.
Mail and items were carried in a pair of drop tanks, modified with removable nose sections and in fact one of these modified Hurricanes was the first allied aircraft to land in France after June 6th and then return to the UK again.
So there we have it, as soon as i can find a IIc version in a Hase or Revell box on ebay i think i will join you in this build
I will do some more research and see if i can find some pictures
The other day i was reading about a flight of Hurricanes, No.1697 flight used to carry mail and secret dispatches to the beach heads during June.
Mail and items were carried in a pair of drop tanks, modified with removable nose sections and in fact one of these modified Hurricanes was the first allied aircraft to land in France after June 6th and then return to the UK again.
So there we have it, as soon as i can find a IIc version in a Hase or Revell box on ebay i think i will join you in this build
I will do some more research and see if i can find some pictures