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Pilot Officer George Barclay wrote in his diary on 6 September 1940 whilst based at North Weald: "We are having simply magnificent weather - I've never known anything like it - clear skies and brilliant sun." George was a member of 249 Squadron, but they were flying 56 Squadron's Hurricanes! 249 had recently arrived at North Weald to relieve 56 Squadron, the latter going for "a rest" to Boscombe Down in Wiltshire where their task was defending Southampton and Portsmouth. But their Hurricanes were fitted with VHF, deemed to be "foolproof" whereas 249's weren't.....so they swapped! But as depicted above, Hurricane P3135 was being flown by F/O Richard Brooker, it was "his" Hurricane from new and he, presumably decided that with the squadron code of US-U the aeroplane warranted the name "Euthanasia": But it almost killed him on 21 August when he crash landed it: This is the PCM metal wing kit plus Fawcett nose section, "dog kennel" and lower wing centre section, and the AIMS spinner and prop, build thread here. The pilot is by Black Dog plus additions. Hope you like it! Had to add this one….thanks Guy!
