Hi Guys
Many thanks for your comments. I am glad that you like them. My father has finished a couple more.
50) Hurricane Mk XII S – 5495 - 125 RCAF Torbay, Newfoundland - Nov 1942 - Dec 1943 (carried two depth charges 250lb)
51) Hurricane Mk IIB BG727 - 'Night Figther Unit – Malta – July 1941
As I promised here a much better photos of this model.
52) Hurricane Mk IIB BE198 – 28 Sqn - Cox's Bazaar, India - July 1943
53) Hurricane Mk II WR-X ???? – 40 SAAF - San Angelo, Italy - 04/03/1944
This is what we have on this Hurricane.
"40 SAAF Sqdn was devided into 2 Flights. The one operated up the West Coast of Italy, and the other the East Coast.
The squadron had this Hurricane as a squadron Hack, and flew between the different flights.
The ground crew know that Spitfires improved their performance at low level when they clipped the wing tips.
They thought they would give it a try on the Hurricane, but it was a disaster. It made it fly worse."
Reference: Stefaan Bouwer. He found the below mentioned information about this Hurricane when he made the research for the book SAAF at war.
Although there are at least 1 Hurricane Mk I and 8 more Hurricanes Mk IIB to be build the following batch will include the following 4 Hurricane Mk II C.
54) Hurricane Mk IIC AK/U BE643 – 213 Sqn - Egypt, Idku – April 1942 – (Flew by the Anglo-Argentine pilot F/L Dudley Honor DFC).
55) Hurricane Mk IIC Y HL850 – 417 RCAF Sqn - Egypt, Idku - November 1942 - (Flew by the Anglo-Argentine pilot Officer Bernardo De Larminat).
56) Hurricane Mk IIC A LD116 - 351 (Yug) Sqn RAF – Libya - Summer 1944
57) Hurricane Mk IIC X KW935 – 11 Sqn – Cholavram
This is a group photo showing the 53 Hurricane done plus three more Hurricane which are waiting their time to be rebuild. (Hurricat + 2 more).
Kind regards
Santiago Hrubisko