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Old 23rd Nov 2022, 14:28
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Originally Posted by Sue Vêtements
A quick search brought up the Hurricane Mk VII Radial Hurricane with a Bristol Hercules installed

It says it flew with 320 squadron, but I can't find any other information. Another link on a modelers' site said it was a trial only

Not that the hurricane was an attractive aircraft, but in this configuration it's an aircraft only a mother could love
The Radial Hurricane is bad enough. A Radial Spitfire would be an abomination! And a bet a modeller somewhere has done that!
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