Originally Posted by
washoutt
Shouldn't the first picture be turned 90 degrees clockwise?
It doesn't seem to be a paste-and-cut photo, the shadow of the (setting?) sun thrown on the fuselage is in the same direction as the shadow of the rectangular wall on the ground.
That would surely suggest that the aeroplane is flying over the top of the sun (looking at where the shadow of the wing lies on the fuselage). The Hurricane was a big step-up in performance when it was introduced, but I've never seen it suggested it could fly THAT high...
PDR