Le Prof Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Hi All, Apparently the remains of eight Hurricanes originally supplied to Russia have been found buried outside Kyiv, Ukraine, where they were disposed of after WW2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65955365 Best Regards, Adrian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 seems more like a "keep the war going" propaganda piece? a few pallets of rusty steel tubing and a handful of AL spars hardly constitutes an aircraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 “Hurricane fighter jets”. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Yes they were very advanced.....that's what you get if you let journalists write something...i worked at a newpaper for 25 years and i have seen passing enough nonsence...😃. Edited November 24, 2023 by Citroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 "But some Hurricanes were deliberately broken up and buried after the war so the Soviets did not have to pay back the United States" Really? Something like 1400 were built in Canada but not the USA. A large number were built at Langley at the plant that became home to the Ford 'D' series truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) On 11/24/2023 at 12:45 AM, radiomike7 said: "But some Hurricanes were deliberately broken up and buried after the war so the Soviets did not have to pay back the United States" Really? Something like 1400 were built in Canada but not the USA. A large number were built at Langley at the plant that became home to the Ford 'D' series truck. A lot of British/Commonwealth material supplied to the USSR during the war was actually paid for by the USA on their behalf. So in this case the USSR asks for fighters, Britain says we can supply some Hurricanes as £X per unit. USA lends USSR the cash on paper, but in reality sends it straight to Britain*, on the basis that the debt is settled post-war. *And it probably wasn't cash, but other material needed by Britain. Ah, the joyful labyrinth of the byzantine lend-lease agreements! Edited November 27, 2023 by RAFMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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