Like a hurricane - part 2

Here is the completed Ouragan, aloft over the er, floor.  I opted for a fairly basic green over sand finish and used the kit decals.  I like it.

Like a hurricane - part 1

While searching for suitable aircraft kits for the recent Golan Heights game I found this ancient Heller offering in one of the boxes.  Although retired from front line IAF service after the 1967 war I decided to build the thing anyway.

Not too many parts, very little flash and pretty good fit.

I have had far worse builds of late.  Mostly KP MiGs....

The title refers of course to today's musical link - Ouragan being French for Hurricane.  Take it away Neil....

https://youtu.be/LDyTcDqW7kU

Overloon Museum - British & Commonwealth

On mow to the British & Commonwealth WW2 kit.  The museum has so much stuff crammed in that it's difficult to get decent photos of some of it, but here goes.
Above - Crusader gun tug - these were used for dragging the rather weighty 17pdr.  Being an already brisk Crusader but shorn of the weight of turret and gun this was apparently quite a nippy thing.

Mine detection kit - being strapped into something which has just identified a mine doesn't seem like a good idea to me!

The splendid Valentine bridgelayer.

Canadian Otter armoured car

17 Pounder AT gun - being towed by the Crusader tug above.

6 Pounder AT gun

CMP 3-tonner

CMP lorry with office body

Archer SP AT gun

Churchill AVRE

Details of the crew of this very tank - click to enlarge it to legible size

It's clearly had a rough time

Cromwell

6-pdr again

Multi-national Spitfire!

I a previous post I mentioned the Spitfire at the Overloon museum.  My thanks to Steve-the-wargamer for drawing my attention to it's history.

It seems to have had an interesting life - most of it was originally delivered to the Indian Air Force.

More at Warbirdregistry.org from which I have borrowed the info below:

 History:
Delivered to Indian AF as HS649.
Ormond & Wensley Haydon-Baille, Duxford, UK, 1977.
- Recovered hulk from Kalaikunda AB.
Alan & Keith Wickendon, Hemel Hempstead, 1978-1981.
Spenser Flack, Elstree, 19??.
Guy Black/Aero Vintage Ltd/S.W. Atkins/Wintage Airworks Ltd, St. Leonards, 1985.
- Wings to RM927.
- Fuselage rebuilt as Mk. XIV.
E. Nick Grace & Chris Horsley, Chichester, 1986.
- Composite rebuild.
- Wings from SAAF & USA.
National War & Resistance Museum, Overloon, Netherlands, 1986-2006.
- Displayed as NH649/3W-F.