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Regarding message 441. Shipping Malta

There were 18 Hurricanes fitted with long range tanks and set to Malta/Middle East by air in June 1940, not all made it. Lost in France P2584 and P2644 at Marignane, P2626 at Ussel.

Onto message 444, production page 009

P3732 Hurricane I Merlin III, 20MU 7-7-40 418Flt Abbotsinch 18-7-40 Mistook landing area and overturned Abbotsinch Category B 19-7-40 Sgt P O'Byrne safe Rolls-Royce 23-7-40 20MU 10-8-40 47MU 18-8-40 27MU 21-9-40 52MU 22-11-40 shipped 29-1-41 Takoradi ferried to Middle East 11-4-41, arrived Heliopolis 15-4-41 to Abu Sueir 0430 hours 16-4-41 to 33Sq Shot down by Bf109 Larrisa Greece reportedly on 15-4-41 FLt JF Mackie+ (AIR 81/6133) [ME 21-4-41] giving a date mismatch, SOC 30-5-41 Presumed lost in Greece.

Other notes, part of a batch built at Brooklands meant for Iran, fitted with De Havilland 2 pitch propeller. The July 1940 accident was due to thinking the new portion of the airfield recently under plough was a landing area. The ground was not marked as that would destroy the airfield camouflage.
 
Interesting, I'll have to look into it further. I knew they had schemes in the works to send Hurricanes to Norway -- but nothing I have indicates anything was in place until the Mk.II.
 
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This is one of the wrecks that were abandoned in the last days of fighting in Greece in April 1941. B. Wundshammer was an official German photogrpher that documented the fall of Greece. See this Thread :

Looking for pictures of Hurricanes in Greece in 1941, and books about Balkan campaign

I have this one. A great reference. I also have the Osprey Hurricane Aces, which has a chapter on Greece, with Pat Pattle, William Vale, and Roald Dahl (barely making it as an 'ace'). Any unusual pictures of 33 Sqn, 80 Sqn and 112 Sqn aircraft in Greece, even wrecks. Stuff from eBay, maybe...
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IMHO you are right. It is the same Hurricane seen in the image you posted some time ago.


Looking for pictures of Hurricanes in Greece in 1941, and books about Balkan campaign

I have found this picture that could be in Greece : it's a RAF MkI Hurricane with Vokes filter but the airfield seems temperate (so not Egypt, etc.) and it has its ferry tanks, which Hurricanes use to have on their way across the Mediterranean, so that chances are good that it's on a British...
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Hawker Sea Hurricanes and Fairey Albacores on the flight deck of HMS INDOMITABLE during a Malta convoy.





Original Press Photo WW2 HMS Indomitable Malta Hawker Sea Hurricanes Aug 1942 | eBay

SUBJECT - Original Press Photo, WW2, HMS Indomitable on Malta convoys, Hawker Sea Hurricanes and Fairey Albacores on the flight deck. The Royal Navy during the Second World War Hawker Sea Hurricanes and Fairey Albacores on the flight deck of HMS INDOMITABLE during a Malta convoy.
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