Фотографии
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HMS Hermes with Scimitars, Sea Vixens and Gannets on deck. A planeguard helicopter tags along astern.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Sea Vixen / D.H.110 - Великобритания - 1951Fairey Gannet - Великобритания - 1949Supermarine Scimitar - Великобритания - 1956
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Регистрационный номер: KZ232 A two-seat Hurricane with open cockpits. It later had a canopy fitted for the rear cockpit. Given the serial 2-31, it was previously KZ232. Just what the purpose of a front open cockpit was on an aircraft intended to train fighter pilots remains obscure. Sixteen unarmed single-seaters were also shipped to Iran.
Only one was supplied to Iran for use in pilot conversion and as this normally only required circuits and bumps, the hood would normally have been open in any case so why waste money on one? The instructor, presumably because he had to crane his neck to see what the pupil was up to, merited a hood as he was probably spending a lot more time in the air! Even in Russia, they flew two-seat Hurricanes without any hoods at all...Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Hurricane Trainer - Великобритания - 1946
