Irish's hurricane

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Laurent VICARI - 28 Jan 2004 21:27 GMT

Hy,

I 've an old aeromater decal sheet about "foreign hurricane ".

I search some details about the Irish's hurricane

- what sort of propeller (Watts, De Havilland or Rotol);

- gun sight (cross, reflector)

- antenna mass (short, length or less)

Thanks at all.

Best regards

Laurent

frenchy.vicari@wanadoo.fr

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Richa5011 - 28 Jan 2004 22:03 GMT

The Irish Air Corp received:

1 Mk I during 1942 that crash landed in Ireland and was interned, repaired and
put into service.

4 more Mk Is during 1943 (from RAF Depots).

Later on (date uncertain) they received 7 more Mk Is and 6 Mk IICs (all
ex-RAF).

So in general, the answer to your questions are that they would have had either
the DH or Rotol props, all had reflector sights and the photos of those I have
seen show no antenna.

The decal sheet represents number 105 which was a Mk I (presumably one of the
machines received in 1943).

Nat Richards

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Mike Keown - 29 Jan 2004 03:02 GMT

> The Irish Air Corp received:
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>I know the Irish Air Force had several Spitfires.

Were these interned or were they bought up surplus
after the war?
Mike IPMS

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Giessenlad - 30 Jan 2004 00:20 GMT

>>I know the Irish Air Force had several Spitfires.
>Were these interned or were they bought up surplus
>after the war?
>Mike IPMS

They were actually denavalized Seafires, and
were purchased postwar.
PT

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Claus Gustafsen - 30 Jan 2004 21:30 GMT

According to what I have read it was both, after the war they bought some T
Mk IX, I even read somewhere that they were made on the request of the
Irish.

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> > The Irish Air Corp received:
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> after the war?
> Mike IPMS

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