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The Hawker Hurricane was one of the most common British aircraft early in World War II, and one of the most effective throughout the war. It was made famous by its role in the Battle of Britain where it primarily fought German bombers (mainly Ju 88 and He 111) while Spitfire fighters engaged German escort fighters. (mainly Bf 109s and Me 110) The Hurricane was produced between 1937 and 1944 and 14,533 were built. Later in the war the Hurricane was used as a Fighter-bomber before it was eventually retired.

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  • Hawker Hurricane
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  • The Hawker Hurricane was one of the most common British aircraft early in World War II, and one of the most effective throughout the war. It was made famous by its role in the Battle of Britain where it primarily fought German bombers (mainly Ju 88 and He 111) while Spitfire fighters engaged German escort fighters. (mainly Bf 109s and Me 110) The Hurricane was produced between 1937 and 1944 and 14,533 were built. Later in the war the Hurricane was used as a Fighter-bomber before it was eventually retired.
  • The Hawker Hurricane was a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire.
  • The Hawker Hurricane came to be regarded as one of the most rugged and reliable fighter aircraft in RAF service, and it was undoubtedly its defensive role during the Battle of Britain in 1940 that forged its distinct niche in aviation history.Designed by Sidney Cam, the Hurricane prototype was powered by a Rolls Royce P.C. 12 engine, later named Merlin, and made its first flight on November 6th 1935.Following handling trials, a production order of 600 aircraft was place, the first of these entering service with 111 squadron at Northolt in December 1937. At the outbreak of World War II, the RAF possessed 19 Hurricane squadrons and the type saw action in France and Norway. During the Battle of Britain in 1940, the average strength of Fighter Command was 1,326 Hurricanes compared with 957 Spi
  • Originally designed by Sidney Camm as the Fury Monoplane, with Rolls Royce Goshawk engine and spatted undercarriage, the Hurricane was altered on the drawing board to have a Merlin engine, inwardly retracting undercarriage and the unprecedented armament of eight machine guns, which led to the Air Ministry writing Specification F.36/34 around the aircraft. A two seat training version was proposed in 1939. A number of Hurricanes were converted into two seat trainers by the Soviet Union between 1942 and 1944, but Hawker did not produce any two seat Hurricanes until 1946.
  • The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Although largely overshadowed by the Supermarine Spitfire, the aircraft became renowned during the Battle of Britain, accounting for 60% of the RAF's air victories in the battle, and served in all the major theatres of the Second World War.
  • The Hurricane was the primary fighter of the RAF when the war in Europe broke out. In the first year of the war, it was one of the few fighters that could stand up to the Me-109 and helped keep the Germans from gaining complete air superiority. During the Allied counter attack outside Paris, the Hurricane was used in CAS rolls with great success.
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  • 9.57 m
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  • 2924.0
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 3950.0
loaded weight main
  • 7670.0
Range
  • 740.0
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  • at 21,000 ft ref|320 mph (514 km/h) at 19,700 ft (6,000 m) with two bombs|group=N
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  • It would be nice to know how many fighters versus fighter-bombers versus other variants. It is not provided in variants section either.
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