The Hawker Hurricanes of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight operates two Hawker Hurricanes Mk IIc: LF363 and PZ865. LF363 was built at the Hawker factory at Langley near Slough. It first flew in January 1944 and is believed to be the last Hurricane to enter service with the RAF [Author’s note: this appears to be incorrect, see comment…Continue reading The Hawker Hurricanes of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Dassault MD.450 Ouragan updated – Part 2

MD.450 Ouragan No 304 of EC 2/4 “Lafayette” in Bremgarten in 1954. MD.450 Ouragan No 317 of EC 3/4 “Flandres” in Bremgarten, Patrouille de France, 1956. This MD.450 Ouragan of the 2ème Escadron d’Instruction en Vol (2nd Flying Training Squadron) was based in Meknès, Morocco, in June 1957. Coded “BB”, the aircraft was soon adorned with a pin-up…Continue reading Dassault MD.450 Ouragan updated – Part 2

France selects Pilatus PC-21 as Alpha Jet replacement

As reported by AeroBuzz, the French air force has ordered 17 Pilatus PC-21 as replacements for the ageing Alpha Jet trainers, which are now in their fourth decade of service. The above profile represents HB-HZC, which is the third PC-21 prototype and demonstrator. Care to guess what the French PC-21 will look like? I’m certainly…Continue reading France selects Pilatus PC-21 as Alpha Jet replacement