Loss Hurricane Mk.I 13 june 1940

[dahiot daniel]

Hello,
I search all missions have used Hurricane Mk.I, this June 13, 1940 in France. Including a squadron which is related to the color on the plate covers the engine. See the pictures.

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/656816capot1.jpg
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/787516capot2.jpg
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/595250capot3.jpg

[markjsheppard]

Going on the starboard cowling and the type A and type B camouflage, I woild hazard a guess that the serial is an even number. It does look like the bottom left was green, there seems to be a demarkation line. The rest seems to be brown.

Here is R4118 - even serial with A Type?

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0837687/L/

Here is P3351 - odd number - B Type?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamc/214724816/

Unfortunately, finding serials and Hurricane loses in France in 1940 are numerous but pretty difficult.

regards

Mark

[dahiot daniel]

Hello Mark,

Thank you very much for your answer, I'm not going to notice the difference in color on the right cover what needs to be green. Indeed we have a camouflage type A.
13 June 40, one of 73 Sqdn Hurricane loss at Ruaudin. A second loss may occur south of Rennes. Hurricanes of 73 Sqdn correspond to type A.

[John Beaman]

Graham,

I am going to ask a stupid question, so please do not take offense. The second Hurricane you have a photo of, P3351, is obviously a restoration. Are you intimating that its restoration is accurate for the RAF in France in 1940? If so, then I must say that the roundel markings are not accurate for that period. If the restorers made this kind of error, then can we trust their depiction of the "B" scheme?

[ahafan]

Originally Posted by markjsheppard

Going on the starboard cowling and the type A and type B camouflage, I woild hazard a guess that the serial is an even number. It does look like the bottom left was green, there seems to be a demarkation line. The rest seems to be brown.

Here is R4118 - even serial with A Type?

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0837687/L/

Here is P3351 - odd number - B Type?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamc/214724816/

Unfortunately, finding serials and Hurricane loses in France in 1940 are numerous but pretty difficult.

regards

Mark

Hello
I was wondering, if the serial numbers in france can't be traced by there Engine numbers..at home built?
just my 10%
Sharon

[markjsheppard]

John

I think the A/B scheme was quite standard depending on whether it was an odd or even serial?

Was trying to show the starboard side though this is the port of a similar one in the same block.

Odd numbers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hu...ering_1940.jpg

and another one albeit restored.

http://deanoinamerica.files.wordpres...-1024x6831.jpg

Even numbers

http://www.iwmprints.org.uk/image/74...-november-1940

As for the yellow, P3351 went to France without any yellow. This was applied in France and in varying thicknesses. Some had a thin band and others the standard though this was often applied post June 1940.

May 1940.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/i...ound-apr-1940/

LAter in the BofB.

http://www.iwmprints.org.uk/image/74...-november-1940

May/June 1940 there were not a lot of standards. The K was probably hand painted but the restoration team decided to do it as a stencil.

Standard camouflage and markings!

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/i...ound-apr-1940/

regards

Mark

[dahiot daniel]

hello,

Here is a picture of the crash site of Hurricane June 13, 1940. It seems to miss out on the aircraft engine and drift.

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/82426513june1940.jpg