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**wonwinglo** · 02-04-2005

Hawker Hurricane,Battle of Britain 1940.

During the Battle of Britain fighter markings underwent a complete revision in June 1940.The black & grey undersurfaces were abandoned and replaced by a single colour which was officially described as duck egg blue,the actual colour is best described as a very pale greenish shade which did vary depending on paint manufacturer and squadron practises ( ie pouring different colours into a single tin to use up valuable paint supplies !) the pre war practise of painting the rudder stripes onto the rudder were abandoned in favour being placed onto the tail fin,this avoided any problems with the balance of the moving control surface.

02-04-2005	#17 (permalink)
wonwinglo Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery Posts: 5,610 Images: 49	The Scale-Models guide to aircraft markings-Part 14-British fighters B.of.Britain Hawker Hurricane,Battle of Britain 1940. During the Battle of Britain fighter markings underwent a complete revision in June 1940.The black & grey undersurfaces were abandoned and replaced by a single colour which was officially described as duck egg blue,the actual colour is best described as a very pale greenish shade which did vary depending on paint manufacturer and squadron practises ( ie pouring different colours into a single tin to use up valuable paint supplies !) the pre war practise of painting the rudder stripes onto the rudder were abandoned in favour being placed onto the tail fin,this avoided any problems with the balance of the moving control surface. __________________ 'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !' www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/ Last edited by wonwinglo; 02-04-2005 at 12:45..