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Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer
Good grief! That is one worn down Hurricane! Now, this is a Royal Navy aeroplane, and the salty sea will do bad things to paint, but still, if this is the state to which an aeroplane were allowed to deteriorate to, then Olegs worn Spitfire has a long way to go...
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If it was one of the Hurricanes bound for the catapult launch, I think they were quite old and tired. Once they took off if they were too far from land it was a one way trip. Paint would not have been a priority
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