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I understand my question could be OT, but surfing the web I can't find useful and detailed information about the British 'Type G' single points attachments and 'Type F' releases. And, in particular, pictures or diagrams of their use with Tall Boy and Little Boy/Fat man Can anyone provide some help?

@merlin540: many thanks for sharing your infos!

I'll take a couple of snapshots of "my" governor in a short time... in the meanwhile many thanks for your pictures!

The label riveted on the item reads: Hydraulic Governor made by Mash-Kelvinator Corporation Under license from Woodward Governor Co and Hamilton Standard propellers" serial K17884E-W535 AC25051

Thanks a lot dairwin! You are right 500-20 is the correct model and not 500-XX as I stated. I'll look for these manuals. At present I can only look at "Motori di aviazione" (Aircraft engines), an old textbook (1965) for ITAF engine repairmen, very useful to understand the basic but not specific...

I teach in a school for aviation technicians and we have a spare RR Merlin 500-XX propeller governor; I'd like to dismantle this unit to show my students "the real thing" not just a cutaway diagram. Does any one have a cutaway or, even better, a manual of this item? We have some RR Merlin...

I'm back after quite a long time... As far as Yugoslav Hurricane is concerned I can confirm it was ONLY ONE A/C as stated before; very old infos (mid '70) staded two A/C but later researches focused on only one airframe.. But I have to correct my post dated 11-11-2009: the undersurfaces fasces...

Usually this emblem was applied in decal form (as the coat of arm in the white rudder cross). Macchi C200 were not flown in Belgium but a Fiat G50 could look like a Macchi C200.. (it is the mistake I made when I was a child when first attempting to model WW2 Italian aircrafts:shock:)

Just yesterday I bought “Prede di guerra” (War Prizes) written by Giancarlo Garello and the following information is given: • Only one Hurricane was captured (ser no 2337) • This A/C was built in Yugoslavia by fabrika Aeroplana I Idroplana “Zmaj” in Zemus, close to Beograd • It was captured...

More infos about captured Hurricane will follow ASAP as I was able to get a book with some other pictures

ci sono anch'io, di Valenza (AL)

Keeping in mind that Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) camouflage is a debatable subject and a 100% accuracy is almost impossible to reach. I don't fully agree with kgambit: - Tavola 10 was issued in October 1941 but was delivered to field units in mid 1942 - The "new" color schemes...

Interior color: I believe the A/C was not repainted inside, hence interior color could be standard British grey-green Undersurface: the "Grigio Azzurro Chiaro 1" (Light Blue Grey - close to FS 36307) kgambit cites was part of a color chart issued in 1942, alongside "Verde Oliva Scuro 2" (Dk...

Light grey seems correct (namely 'Grigio Mimetico, quite close to FS36293)

I think it was simply left exposed to weather