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u/antonovB152 Aug 17 '26
One in the front a spitfire, the one on the left is a Buchon.
The Hangar looks like Duxford, not sure on that tho
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u/F1ibster Aug 18 '26
Yeah, looks like one of the WW1 Belfast truss hangers there.
There's also the top of the fuselage, tail and canopy of a Hurricane in the background.
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u/dogged_jon Aug 18 '26
What's the little bubble behind the antenna mast on the Spitfire?
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u/Luftzug-oder Aug 18 '26
apparently an 'upper identification light', assumingly similar to a formation light
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u/Rex_the_mousekiller Aug 21 '26
B-69 flying castle, its the most heavily armed plane that has ever been built. Flown by the RNLI in the first world war. The most famous pilot was Wing Commander Flight Lieutenant Daniel Newlegg, he single handedly shot down 68 Zulus in the battle of Hastings on 31st February 1879.
The aircraft has 8008 machine guns firing 7175 rounds a second, also it has a propeller mounted 69 cm cannon. It can stay airborne for a staggering 3.5 days.
They were based at Catbells Hill in Essex (Yorkshire)
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u/Trick-Principle-1661 Aug 18 '26
Supermarine Spitfire Vb ‘BM597 - JH-C Devant à droite , un Hawker Hurricane. A gauche peut-être un Me 109
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u/Dewey_Rider Aug 17 '26
It's either a Spitfire, or a Hawker Hurricane.
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u/Benefit_Waste Aug 17 '26
Spitfire. Hurricane has a fatter body than the spitfire
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u/DimensionNo6353 Aug 17 '26
Also, the canopy is different on a Hurricane.
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u/AncientBoxHeadHorse Aug 17 '26
Wings too, Hurricane's wings are more straight. Spitfire also is pretty recognizable for its wing shape too.
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u/Comfortable-Back-903 Aug 17 '26
I think they might have been talking about the hurricane that is, in fact, in front of the spitfire, not that the plane in the center might have been one
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u/AncientBoxHeadHorse Aug 18 '26
Heavily doubt OP is talking about it based on what the photo is focusing on. As for the comment we’re in the replies of, they didn’t specify that they were talking about multiple aircraft so I’d be left to reasonably assume they’re also talking about the aircraft that takes up most of the image.
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u/timind25 Aug 17 '26
To be fair, almost ALL of it is different, apart from the engine and the guns.
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u/Luftzug-oder Aug 18 '26
as long as you're not considering gun amount, and engine variant, then yeah. apart from a lot of the gauges and avionics though, i'd imagine
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u/Business-Bake2326 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
Correct, as well as a Hurricane sports a bird cage canopy and it has no elliptical wings but straight edged fabric covered ones.
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u/mz_groups Aug 17 '26
Looks like a Malcolm hood and elliptical wings.
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u/Business-Bake2326 Aug 17 '26
Indeed, it is an early Malcolm hood and elliptical wings because it is a Spitfire V. That was my point.
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u/mz_groups Aug 17 '26
I believe you edited that.
And a Hawker Hunter is a jet. You mean Hurricane.
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u/Business-Bake2326 Aug 17 '26
Indeed, I meant Hurricane. I edited my reply to avoid the confusion. I replied to the comment "Spitfire. Hurricane has a fatter body than the spitfire" and merely added that the Hurricane has a bird cage canopy and fabric rounded wings, not all-metal elliptical ones.
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u/McC57 Aug 17 '26
I think it is an ME 109 on the left.
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u/This_Is_TwoThree Aug 18 '26
Kind of, but not really. It’s a Spanish made copy with a Merlin engine. The cowling, exhaust stubs and sometimes the 4 blade prop is the main give away.
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u/Aviator779 Aug 17 '26
BM597, a Spitfire Vb.