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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Hawker Hurricane Mk. I
Posted on 12/26/24 at 4:27 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 12/26/24 at 4:27 pm to Darth_Vader
Gorgeous
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Posted on 12/26/24 at 4:40 pm to One72
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I built a Hawker out of balsa wood and tissue paper. Rubber band powered flight.
Damn. Thats impressive.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 4:41 pm to choppadocta
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It was only used early in the war, it was a gas detection patch..they were afraid of the Germans using gas early in World War II that if the aircraft flew through gas, the patch would turn color and alert the ground crew that the aircraft needed decontamination.. also seen on early Spitfires.
Well, I’ll be damned. Never would have guessed it. I’ve noticed it before but never knew that’s what it was for.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 5:16 pm to Darth_Vader
Remarkable work as usual. I can see it chasing Messerschmitts over England. Damn those downvoters!
Posted on 12/26/24 at 5:20 pm to Stonehenge
quote:The Fokker was in a Messerschmitt.
chasing Messerschmitts
Posted on 12/26/24 at 5:33 pm to Darth_Vader
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One of the interesting things about the Hawker is that it was made of wooden ribs and stretched canvas. Against German fighters armed with 20 to 37mm cannons, the shells would often pass right through without detonating.
I think most everything behind the pilot was wooden ribs and canvas while the front half of the fuselage and the wings were metal. You can see it pretty well in this picture.
No doubt, but it still makes a smaller target.
Flew the Hawker in MS Combat Flight Simulator a couple of decades back. Our squad was off and on the quarterly champion. Each of us probably averaged flying about 40 hours a week and did so for a couple of years.
Still have a model of a Hawker up on my bookshelf, but it's nowhere near as good as yours.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 5:54 pm to Stonehenge
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I can see it chasing Messerschmitts over England.
While there are accounts of Hurricanes engaging Messerschmitts during the Battle of Britain, the primary role of the Hurricane was to intercept the bombers and allow the Spitfires to achieve air superiority over England.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 5:56 pm to Darth_Vader
Great work, Darth.
Stolen valor!
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It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain in 1940, but the Hurricane inflicted 60% of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe in the campaign
Stolen valor!
Posted on 12/26/24 at 6:10 pm to Darth_Vader
Will never understand why the downvotes on your pics here.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 6:17 pm to cypresstiger
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Bastogne Battle of the Bulge museum today
How about the one with the large hole blown through it. I'm certain none of the crew survived that.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 7:54 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain in 1940, but the Hurricane inflicted 60% of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe in the campaign
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Stolen valor!
Well, it’s kinda like what Bluerisge mentioned. The Spits got the glory of dogfighting the BF-109s and 110s that were escorting the HE-111s, DO-17s and JU-88s. But it was those bombers who were trying to bomb the UK into submission. And it was the Hurricanes that went after them. And, though they paid a heavy price, the Hurricanes did their job.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:00 pm to Darth_Vader
I watched a Documentary on The Battle Of Britain just the other day. I am almost 100% certain they said that the British policy on going after the mass swells of German Aircraft was; that the Hurricanes went after the Bombers and the Spitfires went after the German Fighters.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:07 pm to WWII Collector
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I watched a Documentary on The Battle Of Britain just the other day. I am almost 100% certain they said that the British policy on going after the mass swells of German Aircraft was; that the Hurricanes went after the Bombers and the Spitfires went after the German Fighters.
That’s correct. The Spitfire was far better suited to tackle the BF-109s and BF-110s than the Hurricane. So the Spitfires would peel off the Luftwaffe fighter escorts to clear the way for the Hurricanes to go after the bombers.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:16 pm to BFIV
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Will never understand why the downvotes on your pics here.
I freaking love the downvotes. Let’s me know I bother them.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:29 pm to Darth_Vader
Great work
Who the f--- downvotes this?
Who the f--- downvotes this?
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:33 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
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Great work
Thanks
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Who the f--- downvotes this?
I do these threads for two reasons
1. There’s a lot of people who enjoy them and I enjoy sharing my hobby with them.
2. There’s others who hate these threads and I enjoy irritating them.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 12:20 pm to duckblind56
How about the one with the large hole blown through it. I'm certain none of the crew survived that.
—-Yes, and another on the opposite side.
If a tank had lots of “meat” inside after a big hit, but otherwise was still operational, soldiers were sent inside to get out all the body parts, scrub it down and get it ready to roll again. Read “Patton’s Panthers” about the African-American 761st tank battalion.
—-Yes, and another on the opposite side.
If a tank had lots of “meat” inside after a big hit, but otherwise was still operational, soldiers were sent inside to get out all the body parts, scrub it down and get it ready to roll again. Read “Patton’s Panthers” about the African-American 761st tank battalion.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 12:23 pm to Darth_Vader
Great job Vader. And yup, you hardly ever hear the Hurricane mentioned.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 4:19 pm to Darth_Vader
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Well, it’s kinda like what Bluerisge mentioned. The Spits got the glory of dogfighting the BF-109s and 110s that were escorting the HE-111s, DO-17s and JU-88s. But it was those bombers who were trying to bomb the UK into submission. And it was the Hurricanes that went after them. And, though they paid a heavy price, the Hurricanes did their job.
The Hawkers could do a lot of damage with their 8 303's.
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