A Hawker Hurricane Mark IV of No. 6 Squadron RAF being serviced on an airfield in Italy, probably Foggia Main, prior to a sortie over the Adriatic, 24 July 1944. Note the asymmetric wing loading on the aircraft, consisting of a 44-gallon long-range fuel tank under the port wing, and four 3-inch rocket projectiles under the starboard: also the Type G45 gun camera being serviced by the airman standing second from the right. Propped up by the starboard undercarriage is the port lower engine access panel, on which is painted the pilot's personal emblem. Victor Sierra

Hurricane in Italy

Hawker Hurricanes Mk. IID, armed with 40mm cannon for tank busting role, of the 7 Squadron South African Air Force taking off in the Western desert. 1942. Dating back to 12 January 1942 when this unit was formed at Zwartkip equipped with Curtiss Mohawks, the 7 Squadron, motto “Caelorum Domini" (Lords of the Sky), moved to Egypt in April-May 1942, where it converted to the Hawker Hurricane, operating as a standard fighter squadron from 4 July until September. Its standard Hurricanes were then replaced with the Mk. IID cannon-buster, armed with 40mm cannon, which were used during the battle of El Alamein, replaced in November 1942 with Mk. IICs. These were used during the advance into Tunisia when the squadron provided fighter cover for coastal convoys carrying vital supplies to the advancing armies. In April the tank-busters returned, but the campaign in North Africa ended before they could be used. Victor Sierra

“Caelorum Domini"

British troops move into Belgium, May 1940: British troops prepare to blow up a bridge in Louvain(=Leuven,my hometown) before the town was evacuated.
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