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The Hawker Hurricane Mk I famously shot down more enemy aircraft than any other, including the Spitfire, in the Battle of Britain in 1940, but as the year wore on, the type was progressively outclassed in speed and manoeuvrability by improved Luftwaffe types. Because of its thick wing, the Hurricane was never going to be developed into a much faster aircraft, but by installing four 20mm cannon, it was pivoted into the ground attack role. With such heavy armament, a Hurricane Mk IIc could destroy a Panzer tank or railway locomotive.
More than 4,700 Mk IIc Hurricanes were produced; their rugged construction and simple-to-repair fabric skin enabled them to serve successfully in a wide range of theatres during WW2, including North Africa and Burma - as well as Europe.
Eclipsed in popular culture by the faster and more elegant Spitfire, the Hurricane was nonetheless one of the most potent weapons deployed by the RAF during WW2.
This one is operated by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) and seen here displaying over Old Warden aerodrome.
Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - (BBMF) - RAF Coningsby - Battle of Britain Air Show - Duxford - Cambridgeshire.
PZ865 being flown by Group Captain Mark Flewin, the station commander of RAF Coningsby, at The Shuttleworth Collection Military Airshow 2019. PZ865 was the last Hurricane to be built.
500 CM 120mm
FP4+(100) Tanol
printed on Variotone Premium 18x24
ECO 4812 1+14
bleached (dil. 1+80) 25s, redev. in Thiourea
seleniumtoned MT1 1+19 90s
A 1951-built Alco RS1 works these days at the International Intermodal Center next to Huntsville International Airport. The facility is served by NS via a short branch line from their nearby main line.
HMCAA RS1 #IIC-107
Huntsville, AL
April 21st, 2022
Collection of accessories for my lovely Kodak Retina iic. Two closeup lenses, in front of a skylight and yellow filter. Behind them to very nicely engineered little closeup rangefinder for using with the closeup filters. Behind that a little box in the unmistakable Kodak yellow. The box of for a mini lens hood for the 50mm lens.
People talk about pancake lenses... the 50mm for one of these is little bigger than the 36mm filters. The 80mm is a bit more of substantial item, but still only the size of a lot of 50mm lenses. The 80mm sticks right out the front, so you can't fold the camera up with it attached, the 50mm has to go back on. It's a little scary when doing a lens change as the lenses go on a small bayonet with only a small movement to twist them off. Once removed, the aperture and shutter blades are right there in the camera body for all to see... a graphic reminder of the need for quick lens changes to avoid dust. Somethings don't change.
Scene was just on 3 inches before the crop.
'MJF7C' is the callsign of OE-IIC while sisterships OE-IIB flew as 'MJF6B' and OE-IID flew as 'MJF8D' (one is for sale and the other seems inactive).
Note the A380 establishing 8R in neighbouring CDG.
Testing my new Retina IIC (big C) with standard 50mm Retina-Xenon lens, orange filter, and Astrum Foto 200 processed in D-76
Wearing a South East Asia Command (SEAC) scheme, this Hurricane could definitely pack a punch in missions over Burma with its four 20mm cannons.
The every delightful Kodak Retina iic recording mist on the top of North Barrule early September. Film: Kodak Pro-image 100, home processed. This morning the same hill has a good dusting of snow.
Retina IIC test, serial 50074
Retina-Heligon f2.8 lens
Delta 400 at 200 ASA, processed in FA-1027
I've used a lot of cameras from the fifties and sixties, and there are plenty of mediocre cameras to be found - shoddily engineered and with really poor lenses. But I can assure you, the Kodak Retina IIC from 1958 is not one of those. The sharpness of the Rodenstock Retina-Heligon lens is exceptional, and it has great contrast and flare resistant. The camera itself is a precision instrument, made to last for decades. I expect this IIC has another 60 years of service in it, at minimum. Such a pleasure to use, too.
Early morning before the swim. From the end of August until mid September, we have had some dramatic skyscapes here. Taken on Kentmere 200 with the ever delightful Kodak Retina iic. Film developed in 510 Pyro.
Recorded on Kodak Pro Image 100 with the ever delightful Kodak Retina iic. At the summit of Slieau Dhub late evening for sunset. Isle Of Man late May 2026.
Hurricane Mk IIC HW840, coded ‘EG-S’, of 34 Squadron, South East Asia Command during 1944, the personal aircraft of Canadian pilot, Flight Lieutenant Jimmy Whalen DFC.
Sadly, Jimmy lost his life on 18 April 1944, 5 days before his 24th birthday, during the Battle for Kohima. He had carried out 176 sorties against the enemy, 107 being over enemy territory and 23 at night. He had to his credit 3 ME-109s destroyed and 1 damaged whilst flying from England and 3 Japanese Navy Val Type 99s destroyed over Ceylon.
Plastic bottle recycling sculpture. Captured by the Kodak Retina iic on Ilford FP 4, developed in 510 Pyro.
Foggy morning on a Lincolnshire lane shot with a Kodak Retina 50mm lens and a roll of long expired and un-refrigerated Ilford HP5 plus.
The 35mm lens for my Retina iic doesn't handle into sun shots too well, but it can still be a bit of fun and the Kentmere 200, has almost pulled this off. The kite shaped flare in the lower right is something of a trademark for this lens in this situation.
The film was Kentmere 200 and it was developed in 510 Pyro.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Hawker Hurricane LF363 made a welcome return to Gloucestershire Airport at Staverton on 20th July 2022. This iconic aircraft was built nearly 80 years ago as a cannon-armed Mk IIC at the huge Hawker Aircraft factory at Langley, near Slough in Berkshire, during the latter part of 1943. The aircraft’s first flight, an air test, was completed on New Year’s Day, 1st January 1944.
Hurricane LF363 served operationally with the RAF during World War Two on coastal shipping protection and air defence patrols off the east coast of Scotland, and other second-line duties.
Is there still time to change the road we're on? Maybe we went blindly past the fork in the path a little while ago.
Shot on Kentmere 200, developed in 510 Pyro. Camera, the lovely Kodak Retina 11c 50mm lens here.
An SW900, originally built for the Lehigh Valley in 1957, still finds work switching at the International Intermodal Center next to Huntsville International Airport. The facility is owned by the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority, and is served by a branch line from NS's nearby Memphis East End District.
HMCAA SW900 #IIC-8652
Huntsville, AL
April 21st, 2022
1/2 sec esposure on a tripod
* Kodak Retina IIc (with the Rodenstock Heligon)
* Kodak Tri-X
* Kodak HC-110 B
Here is the camera I used: flic.kr/p/2iK6W8D
A sulky evening sky over the park. Ilford FP4 exposed in the Kodak Retina iic. Film developed in 510 Pyro.
Kodak Retina IIc camera. Given to me by my father-in-law who bought it new back in the 1950s. With a little TLC, it is back in business and takes high-quality photos.
Photo taken with Pentax K-70 fitted with SMC Pentax DA 1:2.8 40mm pancake lens.