Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series HA8604 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I GN-F, Plt. Off. Tom Neil, 249 Sqn., England 1940.
Tom Neil
joined the RAF just prior to the start of the BoB. He flew Hurricanes with the
No. 249 Squadron stationed
at North Weald. In September 1940 Neil scored his first victory shooting down a Me-109.
On
November 7, 1940 Neil had the misfortune of losing his aircraft’s tail when he had a
mid-air collision with his Wing Commander. Neil had to bail out but the WC
landed safely. Tom Neil
flew 141 combat missions and a total of 12 kills and 4 probables and the DFC with a bar.
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