emblem RAF No 3 Squadron
RAF No 3 Squadron

Hawker Hurricane IIb RAF 3Sqn showing the gun bays at Hunsdon Hertfordshire IWM CH3522

Hurricane MkIIb RAF 3Sqn showing the gun bays at Hunsdon Hertfordshire IWM CH3522

A Hurricane Mk IIB of No. 3 Squadron RAF is re armed at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. An armourer is feeding .303 ammunition into the magazine of the furthest of the port outer pair of Browning machine guns: the uncovered breeches and magazines of the four innermost guns are in the foreground.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 3522 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205210105

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOY BD867 at Hunsdon Hertfordshire IWM CH3509

Hurricane MkIIc RAF 3Sqn QOY BD867 at Hunsdon Hertfordshire IWM CH3509

Hurricane Mark IIC, BD867 QO-Y, of No. 3 Squadron RAF on the ground at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. Note the exhaust shields above the exhaust outlets, which were fitted to the squadron's aircraft during night fighter operations.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 3509 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205210102

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOC Z3068 based at RAF Hundson 1941 IWM CH3510

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOF QOT QOR QOP QOZ QOY based at Stapleford Tawney 1941 IWM CH3497

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOY BD867 based at RAF Hundson Hertfordshire 1941 01

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOY BD867 based at RAF Hundson Hertfordshire 1941 IWM CH3507

Hawker Hurricane MkIIc RAF 3Sqn QOY BD867 based at RAF Hundson Hertfordshire 1941 IWM CH3507

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC, BD867 'QO Y' of No 3 Squadron RAF based at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, in flight.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 3507 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126909

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOZ, QOP, QOF, QOT, QOR and QOY areial formation photo 01

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOZ, QOP, QOF, QOT, QOR and QOY in formation IWM CH3496

Hurricane MkIIc RAF 3Sqn QOZ, QOP, QOF, QOT, QOR and QOY in formation IWM CH3496

Six Hawker Hurricane Mark IICs of No 3 Squadron RAF based at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, flying in formation.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 3496 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205210104

Hawker Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QOZ QOP QOY QOF QOT QOR based at Stapleford Tawney 1941 IWM CH3497A

Hawker Hurricane I RAF 3Sqn OPQ L1937 and OPM L1926 France 1940 01

Hawker Hurricane I RAF 3Sqn OPR L1940 before the war South Africa 01

Hawker Hurricane I RAF 3Sqn OPR L1940 Kenley Enland 1939 0A

Hawker Hurricane I RAF 3Sqn OPR LI940 France 1940 01

Hawker Hurricane I RAF 3Sqn OPx L1936 before the war South Africa 1938 39 01

Hawker Hurricane I RAF 3Sqn QOT belly landed France 1940 01

Hawker Hurricane I Trop RAF 3Sqn OSB FLt J Perrin P3967 Libya 5th May 1941 0A

Nightfighter Hurricane IIc RAF 3Sqn QO BN185 01

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover - COD/CLOD skins
 

    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • Etienne du Plessis flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/2527541716 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/
  • History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/
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