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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:09 pm 
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Something new to me, Anybody know if this mod happened frequently.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:12 pm 
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Very neat looking conversion. You could almost see a canopy over each cavity which would look really streamlined, hope Hawkrr Restorations 2 seat conversion looks as good

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If you squint your eyes a bit, it kind of resembles a Russian Sturmovik.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:37 pm 
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New to me as well- thanks for posting.

May have been a bit chilly in the Russian winter....


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Is that a legit photo? Looks a bit like it was photoshopped.


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If real, this might have surprised a few Germans in early use.

The story is that the Boulton Paul Defiant had a good day.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:37 pm 
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Fairly sure it's legit. I think there were a few different "field mods" done to create two-seat Hurricanes by the VVS.

K5DH wrote:
If you squint your eyes a bit, it kind of resembles a Russian Sturmovik.

As opposed to...? :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:41 pm 
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Here's another idea that didn't fly ... Bubble canopy Hawker Hurricane

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:58 pm 
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Now THAT looks doctored/photoshopped!

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/defenceoftherealm.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/soviet-hawker-hurricane-specials/amp/

This is a good article discussing the Hurricanes in Soviet service as well as some of the modifications they made. The pictured aircraft was apparently an artillery spotter? Russians also made some 2-seat trainers, apparently with varying degrees of success. Interesting stuff.

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