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rochie · Aug 1, 2019

Hmm.

P3594 was destroyed on 7th of september, see below.
so it may have been the Hurricane flown on the 5th but if the date is correct cannot have been the "O"flown on the 8th ?

Battle of Britain London Monument - F/O P H V Wells

My tuppence worth Bill is i dont see 249sqn having two Hurricanes with the same individual aircraft codes so it seems likey to me that the two i have found were flown by Henry Davidson.

Lucky13 · Aug 1, 2019

rochie said:
what i've found so far, in case any more crop up

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-A Nicholson P3576 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-C Barclay V7600 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-C Beazley V6622 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-F Ginger Neil V7313 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-G Lofts P3615 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-H Burton V6683 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-J Grandy R4229 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-L Meaker P5206 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-O Wells P3594 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-R Lewis V6617 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-T Burton V6729 England 1940
Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-Y Butch Barton P3579 England 1940

V7313....obviously!

rochie · Aug 1, 2019

well yes old fruit obviously

rochie · Aug 1, 2019

ok Bill bit more info.

a second Hurricane coded GN O crashed in october 1940, see below serial V7537.
wonder if this was the replacement for the GN O that crashed on 7th september ?

Accident Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 V7537, 10 Oct 1940

fubar57 · Aug 3, 2019

N4521U Found an RCAF Davidson ace for you Bill. He flew 55 different aircraft. Probably won't find any aircraft info for this build but something to keep in mind for laters...http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/davidson/

fubar57 · Aug 3, 2019

He did fly Hurricanes with 30Sqn in Egypt, 20 May to 23 October 1941 doing "visual night fighting"

IWM

WIKI: PUBLIC DOMAIN
File:30 Squadron RAF Hurricanes at Idku WWII IWM CM 1228.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

N4521U · Aug 3, 2019

N4521U · Aug 3, 2019

fubar57 said:
N4521U Found an RCAF Davidson ace for you Bill. He flew 55 different aircraft. Probably won't find any aircraft info for this build but something to keep in mind for laters...http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/davidson/

Thanks mate!!!!!!
I have an add blocker on, wouldn't let me in!!!!!!!!! buggers.
Was Bob Dvdsn a Canadian?

fubar57 · Aug 3, 2019

Yes he was Bill. I turn off Adblocker Plus for sites I really want and truth be told, I haven't seen an ad here. If you already know how to white-list a site ignore this:
First click on the ABP icon in your toolbar and slide the blocker button off (1) and then hit the options button (2). This takes you to the ABP site

Here you add the site you want white-listed to get around ABP

You may have to refresh the page to get in. If you still can't get in it may be your anti-virus. Vince at the Stormo Magazine told me about this. What is causing the block is something called Anti-Banner blocking. I run Kaspersky so I click in the toolbar icon and there is an Anti-Banner drop bar; select "Allow on this site"

You may have to hit refresh F5 again but this should get you in. Other anti-virus programs may be different

Lucky13 · Aug 3, 2019

Will Terry do a Wildcat, being the world famous Wildcat Whisperer....

N4521U · Aug 3, 2019

fubar57 said:
Yes he was Bill

Yep, know of him. Did his Typhoon as a GB a while back.
Will do all that to get into that site, Thanks.......

N4521U · Aug 3, 2019

Lucky13 · Aug 4, 2019

P3576....
No. 249 Sqn., Boscombe Down, 8-40; shot down by Bf 110 near Southampton, 16/08/40; F/L J. B. Nicholson baled out with burns but survived and awarded the Victoria Cross....

Lucky13 · Aug 4, 2019

rochie said:
what i've found so far, in case any more crop up

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-C Barclay V7600 England 1940
-Converted to Sea Hurricane 1A, 1941.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-C Beazley V6622 England 1940
-I've got this one down as HP-X, shot down and force landed at West Malling 27/09/40; P/O R. G. A. Barclay unhurt.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-F Ginger Neil V7313 England 1940
-

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-G Lofts P3615 England 1940
-

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-H Burton V6683 England 1940
-Shot down by Bf 110's at Gatwick, 27/09/40; P/O P. R. F. Burton killed.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-J Grandy R4229 England 1940
-Shot down by Bf 109E's near Maidstone, Kent, 06/09/40; S/L J. Grandy baled out slightly wounded.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-L Meaker P5206 England 1940
-

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-O Wells P3594 England 1940
-Shot down by Bf 109E's over Kent, 07/09/40; P/O P. H. V. Wells wounded.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-R Lewis V6617 England 1940
-Shot down at Faversham, 28/09/40; P/O A. G. Lewis suffered burns.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-T Burton V6729 England 1940
-Shot down by Bf 110's at Gatwick, 27/09/40; F/L R. A. Barton unhurt.

Hurricane MkI RAF 249 Squadron GN-Y Butch Barton P3579 England 1940
-

A tad more....perhaps!

fubar57 · Aug 6, 2019

Running out of options here. I wanted to do Beurling"s Mk.Vc but it has odd fuselage roundels. I may be able to cobble something together but don't want to start and find out its not doable. My second choice was doing Hasegawa's P-51D "American Aces" kit. I bought this dirt cheap in Victoria and now remember why it was so cheap....no instructions. I'm going to go through the parts and figure out a build sequence. I found a photo of it without D-Day stripes

Crimea_River · Aug 6, 2019

Geo, I may be able to make you some roundel masks if you send me the info.

rochie · Aug 6, 2019

fubar57 said:
Running out of options here. I wanted to do Beurling"s Mk.Vc but it has odd fuselage roundels. I may be able to cobble something together but don't want to start and find out its not doable. My second choice was doing Hasegawa's P-51D "American Aces" kit. I bought this dirt cheap in Victoria and now remember why it was so cheap....no instructions. I'm going to go through the parts and figure out a build sequence. I found a photo of it without D-Day stripes

View attachment 548179

whats odd about the roundels ?
i have plenty spare, might have what you need mate

N4521U · Aug 6, 2019

fubar57 said:
Running out of options here. I wanted to do Beurling"s Mk.Vc but it has odd fuselage roundels. I may be able to cobble something together but don't want to start and find out its not doable. My second choice was doing Hasegawa's P-51D "American Aces" kit. I bought this dirt cheap in Victoria and now remember why it was so cheap....no instructions. I'm going to go through the parts and figure out a build sequence. I found a photo of it without D-Day stripes

Geo................. Google the kit mate. Instructions should be in there somewhere.

fubar57 · Aug 6, 2019

Tried the two obvious sites...Scalemates, scale modeling database | stash manager Main instructions site and nothing

fubar57 · Aug 6, 2019

.........and we have instructions from here....https://www.aeronautiko.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=74&products_id=34662 using this kit

According to Scalemates this was Hasegawa's "new" tool from 1991. All they have done since then is change decals including my 2008 boxing. I will be doing the kit posted above on Post #35 for my GB. The reasoning for this is I have read Brett Green's evaluation on the Italeri/Special Hobby Spitfire and it requires 12 fixes. As I will be starting the next GB late I want it to go as quickly as possible

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