Sgt Borisov, shot down April 19, 1943 (1 Viewer)

[D.O.A.]

Sgt Borisov, shot down April 19, 1943

wtf. From Russia. Permafrost or Permafake?

 

[graveland]

great pic

 

[SE10]

Whats the story behind this...?..great find.

 

[Blaine]

Looks real to me.

The vast majority of people suck at faking this sort of thing, including Hollywood most times. If it's a hoax, it's a masterwork.

 

[SE10]

From what i can find.

A few months after 310 Squadron moved from Duxford to Martlesham, Hurricane Z2768 was packed up and shipped to Russia. This British built Hurricane Mk II was discovered in Russia as a wreck in a peat bog in 1999. The pilot, JLt. Boris Lazarev was found preserved inside of the plane and he was turned over to the proper authorities. This Soviet pilot, from the 760 Air Fighter Regiment, was shot down on February 21, 1943 by German pilot Rudi Müller who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf-109G. This was Müller's 94th victory as a German Pilot. When discovered, this plane still had a Rolls Royce Merlin XX engine, two 20m SHVAK cannons, two UB machine guns, and empty rocket rails. This Hurricane is thought to have been in Russia for some time already, because it had its original tires replaced with Russian tires.

Muller was killed trying to escape fro a Russian pow camp.

Other pics from the dig.

 

[SE10]

The hurricane undergoing restoration.

 

[SE10]

The guy who shot him down.

Rudolf "Rudi" Muller.

 

[Torque Button]

good stuff SE10

 

[D.O.A.]

nice update SE10

 

[FrogOne]

Hurricanes are good planes, but it cannot compete against a 109-G .

 

[McM]

The G models were much more advanced than the Hurries; they even had certain difficulties with the earlier F series. in terms of armament and speed.
But the Russians were clever and removed the most of the 8 or 12 x cal .30 machineguns in favour of their 12.7 or 20 mm guns to get at least more punch. Like already stated above. Slowed the bird more down though.
Was a 'lend and lease' workhorse, the Russians liked the western planes in general.

 

[Guipago]

Not enough credit is given to the Hurricane, that good-looking bitch the Spitfire got it all, but as a point, if Rolls Royce had developed a fuel injection system it would have given both planes better combat capabilities.

 

[McM]

Not enough credit is given to the Hurricane, that good-looking bitch the Spitfire got it all, but as a point, if Rolls Royce had developed a fuel injection system it would have given both planes better combat capabilities.

I've read, in '42, the Merlin got better carburettors which were under pressure.