High Conspicuity Hawker Hurricane mkI 'bee'

[MikoLee]

As the RAF brought into service it's first swept wing jets such as the Supermarine Swift and Hawker Hunter in the early 1950's to replace it's first generation Gloster Meteors and DH Vampires a tactical requirement was discovered, the new jets were fast and agile but tactics needed to be developed to intercept slower piston engine aircraft and helicopters, early jets had no means of decelerating rapidly to engage such targets so techniques needed to be developed, for this purpose Hawker Aircraft Limited created the high conspicuity Hurricane mk1'bee' to allow their Hunter fighter to practice engagement manoeuvres on slower moving aircraft.

































Miko (this was actually done using a Spitfire PR19s for EE Lightnings )

[su27rules]

    

[Dizzyfugu]

Uh, pretty! 

[NARSES2]

That works well   

[kerick]

Very nice! Makes me think of the ultimate target tow plane.

[MikoLee]

Very nice! Makes me think of the ultimate target tow plane.

Yep, that's where I got the idea from, but I couldn't get the diagonal striping to look right!

Miko

[McColm]

Well done 

[PFJN]

Hi,
That looks great
Pat

[Wardukw]

Dude I love this 😀 😂...beautifully clean paint work..great stuff bud 👌 👍

[The Rat]

Great idea, and a smashing good result!

[comrade harps]

Dude I love this 😀 😂...beautifully clean paint work..great stuff bud 👌 👍

Ditto!

[kerick]

Those are really clean lines! Better than I could do!

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yeah, I like that. 

Specially the way the yellow rings on the roundels merge into the black stripes, magic stuff!

[buzzbomb]

great mask work on the paint.   

[2996 Victor]

Love this! Great modelling and superb paintwork, and very plausible back story.

Cheers,
Mark