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Hawker Hurricane Mk Ilb BD707, No.402 Squadron, Wellingore - No.402 Squadron was established on 1 March 1941 from No.2 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, which had been formed at Digby on 11 December 1940 equipped with Hurricane Mk is. Its original equipment was replaced by Mk lias in May 1941 when it moved to Wellingore, and Mkilbs that August, moving on to Ayr then Rochford. Hurricane Mk ilb BD707 was delivered to the RAF around July 194 1. By then, the squadron was flying regular fighter sweeps and Ramrods across France, and later that yearbegan to use its Hurricanes in the fighter bomber role carrying a poir of 250lb (113kg) bombs against targets on the continent. Hurricane BD707 may not have been modified to carry the weapons however, as it was selected for delivery to the Soviet Union, to which it was transferred on 26 October 1941.