![]() ![]() By the time the rescue team arrived at the landing site, the plane had sunk to the bottom of the lake. In view of the damage received, Markov had to land the plane on the ice of Lake Nyalyavr, 40 km from Murmansk, and get to the location of the unit on foot. Markov was shot down west of Murmansk during an air battle with German Bf.109E fighters. This “Hurricane” participated in the battles until June 2, 1942. The regiment was commanded by Boris Safonov. Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB serial number Z 5252 on display at the museum was one of the aircraft that flew in the 151st RAF Fighter Wing, later it became part of the 78th Fighter Wing, equipped with Hurricanes. In total, during the Great Patriotic War, about 3,000 Hurricanes were delivered to the USSR. After some time, they were joined by another 15 aircraft of this type. The machines were part of the 151st wing (regiment) of the British Air Force, sent to help the Soviet units in the Arctic. ![]() In August 1941, 24 fighters took off from the deck of the Argus aircraft carrier and landed at the Vaenga airfield near Murmansk. Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB became the first Allied combat aircraft to arrive in the USSR. Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB serial number Z5252 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB, presented in exposition “Falcons of the Motherland” in the museum of technology of Vadim Zadorozhny. ![]() Comments The WW2 Hawker Hurricane Wreck that Lay at the bottom of a lake for 61 years – ![]()
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