RAF Hurricane Pic Battle of France May 1940. Important for SoW Devs?

[MB_Avro_UK]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

Do you know who's writing is on the back? By that, Is it the guy who took the photo or is someone who bought the photo postwar and wrote down what they thought?

I ask because I have friends who have been scammed on photos before.



Why is it unique to the Battle of France? AFAIK, Insignia were often time taken for souvenirs by folks on the ground.



I agree but cannot be certain.



There is an unbelievable amount of lost knowledge out there from the war.

You just have to be very careful and vet your sources well.

It would not be possible to remove the national markings without removing the fabric of the fuselage and fin. They were painted on. Souvenir hunters had to cut away the fabric.

There has been no cutting in the first photo. Therefore, in my opinion the national markings for a reason as yet unkown were not applied.

And yes, it's possible that the writing on the rear could be faked. But I don't see that either of the photos themselves are faked. Unless of course someone has rebuilt two damaged Hurricanes recently


Best Regards,
MB_Avro.