“Flip the Frog”, a Hurricane Mk.IIc from No. 34 Squadron

Flip the Frog was officially listed as missing in 1933. Eleven years later, however, in 1944, he resurfaced in India as the mascot of Squadron Leader Charles Philip Nelson “Ace” Newman DFC, the commander of No. 34 Squadron. Flip accompanied him on a Hurricane Mk.IIC, LB792, and doubtless brought good luck, for the aircraft and … Continue reading “Flip the Frog”, a Hurricane Mk.IIc from No. 34 Squadron