Hurricane part 1

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„Sir Roderic” presentation Hurricane No 94 Squadron RAF

"Sir Roderic" - presentation Hurricane No 94 Squadron RAF

20 Squadron RAF pilots by Hurricane Mk IID

20 Squadron RAF pilots with Japanese Trophies by Hurricane Mk IID

33 Squadron in front of Hurricane In Greece Sqn Ldr Pattle 2nd from right

33 Squadron in front of Hurricane In Greece Sqn Ldr Pattle 2nd from right

501 Squadron Hurricanes SD-N, SD-T at Gravesend during Battle of Britain

501 Squadron Hurricanes at Gravesend during Battle of Britain on 18 August 1940

6 Hurricane Mk IIB of B Flight No 601 Squadron RAF based at Duxford

6 Hurricane Mk IIB of B Flight No 601 Squadron RAF based at Duxford

A pilot of No 6 Squadron RAF stands by his Hurricane Mk IID

A pilot of No 6 Squadron RAF stands by his Hurricane Mk IID Tank Buster at Shandur Egypt 1943

Afrika Korps soldiers with shot down Hurricane

Afrika Korps soldiers with shot down Hurricane

U.S. Hurricane Mk II Trop BP654, MTO 1943/44

American Hawker Hurricane Mk II Trop BP654, MTO 1943/44

American Hurricane USAAF

American Hurricane KZ??? MTO 1943/44

American pilots of No 71 Eagle Squadron

American pilots of No 71 Eagle Squadron rush to their Hurricanes at Kirton in Lindsey 17 March 1941

Anti tank Hawker Hurricane Mk IID BN795

Anti tank Hurricane Mk IID BN795 Our John of No 6 Squadron RAF on a landing ground in North Africa

Armourers fit rocket projectiles to Hurricane

Armourers fit rocket projectiles to Hurricane Mk IV of No 170 Wing in a dispersal on an airfield in Burma

Belgian Hawker Hurricane 22

Belgian Hawker Hurricane white 22

British Pilot Framed in Undercarriage of Hurricane Fighter 1940

British Pilot Framed in Undercarriage of Hurricane Fighter 1940

WAAF MECHANICS

BRITISH WAAF Womens Auxiliary Air Force 1st MECHANICS 1942

Canadian built AF964 Sea Hurricane Mk X 1941

Canadian built AF964 Sea Hurricane Mk X 1941

Canadian Hurricane with ski undercarriage 1942

Canadian Hurricane XII 5624 with ski undercarriage, 1942

Crashed Hurricane trop and DAK soldiers

Crashed Hurricane trop and DAK soldiers

Czechoslovak pilots of No 310 Czechoslovak Squadron RAF Hurricane Mk I P3143, code NN-D Duxford

Czechoslovak pilots of No 310 Czechoslovak Squadron RAF Hurricane Mk I P3143 NN-D Duxford

Early Hurricane Mk I on test

Early Hurricane Mk I on test

Flt Lt Blatchford climbing out of his Hurricane Mk I

Flt Lt Blatchford of No 257 Squadron RAF climbing out of his Hurricane Mk I at Martlesham Heath

Sea Hurricane on board the SS EMPIRE TIDE

Flt Lt D R Turley George and FO Fenwick in front of their Sea Hurricane Mk IA on board the SS EMPIRE TIDE

No 33 Squadron RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk I

Flying Officer V C Woodward No 33 Squadron RAF beside his Hurricane Mk I Fuka Egypt 1941

Formation of Hawker Hurricane Fighters

Formation of Hurricane Fighters in flight - L1550, L1559

Formation of RAF Hurricane fighters on patrol on the Western Front 1940

Formation of RAF Hurricane fighters on patrol on the Western Front 1940

German Hurricane with Balkenkreuz

German Hurricane with Balkenkreuz of the Jagdfliegerschule 2, Zerbst

German soldier poses with destroyed Hurricane

German soldier poses with destroyed Hurricane

German soldiers examining destroyed Hurricane

German soldiers examining destroyed Hurricane

German soldiers examining Hurricane

German soldiers examining Hurricane

German soldiers inspect Hurricane Mk II code FZ-P of No 94 Squadron RAF shot down in North Africa

German soldiers inspect Hurricane Mk II FZ-P of No 94 Squadron RAF shot down in North Africa

Germans poses with destroyed Hurricane

Germans poses with destroyed Hurricane

Ground crew rolling drums of petrol to Hurricane Mk IV of No 6 Squadron RAF at Araxos Greece

Ground crew rolling drums of petrol to Hurricane Mk IV of No 6 Squadron RAF at Araxos Greece

Ground staff re arm a Hurricane Mk I of No 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill August 1940

Ground staff re arm a Hurricane Mk I of No 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill August 1940

Groundcrew refuelling Hurricane Mk I L2001

Groundcrew refuelling Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2001 code JU-B of No. 111 Squadron RAF at Wick, Early 1940

Hawker Hurricane 69 With Rockets

Hawker Hurricane 69 With Rockets

Hawker Hurricane assembly fuselage

Hawker Hurricane assembly fuselage

Hawker Hurricane Assembly MW336

Hawker Hurricane Assembly MW336

Hawker Hurricane assembly radiator

Hawker Hurricane assembly radiator

Hurricane RE-C No. 229 Squadron RAF

Hawker Hurricane code RE-C No. 229 Squadron RAF

Hawker Hurricane LB611 Production

Hawker Hurricane LB611 Production

Hurricane LK-S wind tunnel 1942 RAE

Hawker Hurricane LK-S wind tunnel 1942 RAE

Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2813

Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2813

Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3300 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3300 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk II B 01 Z5252 of Rusian Navy 1941

Hawker Hurricane Mk II B "01" of Rusian Navy 1941

Hawker Hurricane Mk II B 1942

Hawker Hurricane Mk II B 1942

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C 1943

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C for Turkey 1943

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C for Turkey 1943

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C KZ466

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C KZ466

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C KZ466 2

Hawker Hurricane Mk II C KZ466 2

Hawker Hurricane Mk II D HW719

Hawker Hurricane Mk II D HW719

Hurricane Mk II PZ827

Hawker Hurricane Mk II PZ827

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC 1943

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC with Merlin X,X April 1943

Hawker Hurricane Mk IV LB640

Hawker Hurricane Mk IV LB640

Hawker Hurricane P2959 and Fairey Battle P5238

Hawker Hurricane P2959 and Fairey Battle P5238 after collapse of France, 1940

Hawker Hurricane prototype

Hawker Hurricane prototype

Hurricane code TM-J No 504 Squadron RAF connected to the battery-cart

Hawker Hurricane TM-J No. 504 Squadron RAF connected to the battery cart

Hawker Hurricane wreckage

Hawker Hurricane wreckage

Hawker Hurricane wreckage 1940

Hawker Hurricane wreckage 1940

Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IC V6741 III April 1943

Hawker Sea Hurricane IC V6741 III April 1943

Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IA Z4852

Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IA Z4852

HMS Victorious flight deck showing HMS Indomitable and Eagle Sea Hurricane and Albacore are ranged on flight deck August 1942

HMS Victorious flight deck showing HMS Indomitable and Eagle Sea Hurricane and Albacore are ranged on flight deck August 1942

Hurribomber Mk IV fighter bomber in flight August 1945

Hurribomber Mk IV fighter bomber in flight August 1945

Hawker Hurricane aircraft at the Fleet Air Arm airfield at Yeovilton

Hurricane aircraft at the Fleet Air Arm airfield at Yeovilton (color photo)

Hurricane assembly and production tail section

Hurricane assembly and production tail section

Hurricane assembly and production wing center section

Hurricane assembly and production wing center section

Hurricane assembly and production wings

Hurricane assembly and production wings

Hurricane Assembly center wing section

Hurricane Assembly center wing section

Hurricane being ranged on the flight deck of HMS Indomitable Malta convoy 10-12 August 1942

Hurricane being ranged on the flight deck of HMS Indomitable Malta convoy 10-12 August 1942

Hurricane on deck of HMS Indomitable Malta

Hurricane being ranged on the flight deck of HMS Indomitable Malta convoy 10-12 August 1942 2

Hurricane fighters in flight Middlesex 1938

Hurricane fighters in flight Middlesex 1938

Hurricane M2-K aboard HMS ARGUS 1943

Hurricane M2-K aboard HMS ARGUS 1943

Hurricane Mk I flown by Sgt G Sammy Allard of No 85 Squadron July 1940

Hurricane Mk I flown by Sgt G Sammy Allard of No 85 Squadron July 1940

Hurricane Mk I flown by Sgt G Sammy Allard of No 85 Squadron July 1940 2

Hurricane Mk I flown by Sgt G Sammy Allard of No 85 Squadron July 1940 2

Hurricane Mk I with black and white undersides

Hurricane Mk I in flight over Egypt October 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1951

Hurricane Mk I L1951 code TM-L of No. 504 Squadron field near Great Yarmouth, 2 April 1940

Hurricane Mk I L2045 code SD-A of No 501 Squadron

Hurricane Mk I L2045 SD-A of No 501 Squadron RAF loaded onto a railway wagon during the final evacuation from France 1940

Hurricane Mk I of No 213 Squadron RAF with Black and White underside sover Cyprus 1941

Hurricane Mk I of No 213 Squadron RAF over Cyprus 1941

Hurricane Mk I of No 245 Squadron

Hurricane Mk I of No 245 Squadron in flight from Aldergrove November 1940 2

Hurricane Mk I of No 245 Squadron

Hurricane Mk I of No 245 Squadron in flight near Belfast November 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk I of No 257 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk I of No 257 Squadron RAF fly over the airfield at Coltishall Norfolk V7607 DT-H

Hurricane Mk I of No 257 Squadron RAF take off from Coltishall Norfolk Squadron Leader R R Stanford Tuck in V6864 code DT-A

Hurricane Mk I of No 257 Squadron RAF take off from Coltishall Norfolk Squadron Leader R R Stanford Tuck in V6864 DT-A

Hurricane Mk I of RAF No 501 Squadron at Betheniville 1940

Hurricane Mk I of RAF No 501 Squadron at Betheniville 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk I DT-A of Squadron Leader Tuck

Hurricane Mk I of Squadron Leader Tuck commanding No 257 Squadron refuelling at Coltishall early January 1941

Hurricane Mk I of the 56 Squadron P2764

Hurricane Mk I of the 56 Squadron P2764, code US-P North Weald, May 1940

Hurricane Mk I P2728 parked outside a hangar at Gosport 1940

Hurricane Mk I P2728 parked outside a hangar at Gosport 1940

Hurricane Mk I P2923 code VY-R flown by PO A G Lewis

Hurricane Mk I P2923 VY-R flown by PO A G Lewis of No. 85 Squadron landing at Castle Camps

Hurricane Mk I P3522 of No 32 Squadron flown by PO Rupert Smythe taxying at Hawkinge 29 July 1940

Hurricane Mk I P3522 of No 32 Squadron flown by PO Rupert Smythe taxying at Hawkinge 29 July 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3886

Hurricane Mk I P3886 code UF-K of No 601 Squadron RAF being serviced in a dispersal at Exeter November 1940

Hawker Hurricane of No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk I V7608, code XR-J of No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF at Kirton in Lindsey

Hurricane Mk I code VY-G of No 85 Squadron RAF stand at readiness at Lille Seclin

Hurricane Mk I VY-G of No 85 Squadron RAF stand at readiness at Lille Seclin, France

Hawker Hurricane Mk I of No. 85 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk I VY-H of No. 85 Squadron RAF stands at readiness at Lille-Seclin, France 1940

Hurricane Mk I W9232 in flight

Hurricane Mk I W9232 in flight

Hawker Hurricane Mk I with 20mm gun

Hurricane Mk I with 20mm gun

Hurricane Mk I coded XR-Z of No. 71 Eagle Squadron takes off from Kirton in Lindsey

Hurricane Mk I XR-Z of No 71 Eagle Squadron takes off from Kirton in Lindsey

Hurricane Mk I Z3593 British Honduras 1940

Hurricane Mk I Z3593 British Honduras 1940

Hurricane Mk I Z4204 H of B Flight No 30 Squadron RAF at Idku Egypt

Hurricane Mk I Z4204 "H" of B Flight No 30 Squadron RAF at Idku Egypt

Hurricane Mk I Z4575 L of No 2 Squadron IAF at Risalpur

Hurricane Mk I Z4575 "L" of No 2 Squadron IAF at Risalpur

Hurricane Mk II of No 185 Squadron RAF lined up at readiness at Hal Far Malta – Mk IIB Z5265 T

Hurricane Mk II of No 185 Squadron RAF lined up at readiness at Hal Far Malta - Mk IIB Z5265 "T" in the background

Hurricane Mk II of the Malta Night Fighter Unit

Hurricane Mk II of the Malta Night Fighter Unit wait at readiness at Ta Kali Malta

Hurricane Mk II Z3768 of RAF 81 Squadron 151 Fighter Wing in Russia 1941

Hurricane Mk II Z3768 of RAF 81 Squadron 151 Fighter Wing in Russia 1941

Hurricane Mk IIA Z2515 1942

Hurricane Mk IIA Z2515 1942

Hurricane Mk IIA Z2961 K of the Malta Night Fighter Unit being refuelled and re armed at Ta Kal Malta

Hurricane Mk IIA Z2961 "K" of the Malta Night Fighter Unit being refuelled and re armed at Ta Kal Malta

Hurricane Mk IIB BD930 „R” of No 73 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk IIB BD930 R of No 73 Squadron RAF. north Africa

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB BE485

Hurricane Mk IIB BE485 of RCAF Squadron No 402

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB with 500lb bombs

Hurricane Mk IIB BN114 fitted with 500lb bombs

Hurricane Mk IIB Z3977 of the 81 Squadron

Hurricane Mk IIB code 55-FN Z3977 of the 81 Squadron 151st Wing on airfield in Vaenga Russia

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB HL887

Hurricane Mk IIB HL887 AK-W of No 213 Squadron RAF El Adem Libya 1943

Hurricane Mk IIB night fighters

Hurricane Mk IIB night fighters Z3971 SW-S "Samasthans II" of No 253 Squadron RAF lined up at Hibaldstow

Hurricane Mk IIB of No 134 Squadron RAF scramble from their dispersals in the snow at Vaenga, Russia

Hurricane Mk IIB of No 134 Squadron RAF scramble from their dispersals in the snow at Vaenga

Hurricane Mk IIB of No 174 Squadron RAF lined up at Manston Kent

Hurricane Mk IIB of No 174 Squadron RAF lined up at Manston Kent

Hurricane Mk IIB Z3977 code FN-55 of No 81 Squadron 151st Wing RAF being serviced at Vaenga

Hurricane Mk IIB Z3977 FN-55 of No 81 Squadron 151st Wing RAF being serviced at Vaenga, Russia

Hurricane Mk IIB Z5253 GA-25 of No 134 Squadron RAF taxies out past Russian sentries at Vaenga

Hurricane Mk IIB Z5253, code GA-25 of No 134 Squadron RAF taxies out past Russian sentries at Vaenga

Hurricane Mk IIC assembly LF772 LF773 LF774

Hurricane Mk IIC assembly LF772 LF773 LF774

Hurricane Mk IIC BD867 code QO-Y of No 3 Squadron RAF in flight

Hurricane Mk IIC BD867 QO-Y of No 3 Squadron RAF in flight

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC BD867

Hurricane Mk IIC BD867 QO-Y of No 3 Squadron RAF on the ground at Hunsdon

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC BE500 LK-A

Hurricane Mk IIC BE500 code LK-A United Provinces Cawnpore being flown by Sqn Ldr Dennis Smallwood 87 Squadron RAF (color photo)

Hurricane Mk IIC HW557 of No 28 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk IIC HW557 "K" of No. 28 Squadron RAF at Sadaung Burma

Hurricane Mk IIC LB941

Hurricane Mk IIC LB941 "E" of No 60 Squadron RAF crash landed north of Sadaung Burma

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC LF380 FI-D

Hurricane Mk IIC LF380 FI-D of No 83 OTU on the ground at Peplow

Hurricane Mk IIC night fighter BD936 code ZY-S of No 247 Squadron RAF based at Predannack pilot Sous Lieutenant Helies

Hurricane Mk IIC night fighter BD936 ZY-S of No 247 Squadron RAF based at Predannack pilot Sous Lieutenant Helies

Hurricane Mk IIC of No 224 Group RAF in north eastern India Hurricane Mk IIC in the background HV816 X

Hurricane Mk IIC of No 224 Group RAF in north eastern India Hurricane Mk IIC in the background HV816 "X"

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC of the Air Dispatch letter Service Squadron

Hurricane Mk IIC of the Air Dispatch letter Service Squadron 1944

Hurricane Mk IIC of the Air Dispatch Service Squadron 1944

Hurricane Mk IIC of the Air Dispatch Service Squadron with D-Day stripes, 1944

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC over the Desert

Hurricane Mk IIC Over the Western Desert 94 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk IIC trop HL844

Hurricane Mk IIC trop HL844 "MacRobert Fighter - Sir Alasdair" of 237 Sqn, 1942

Hurricane Mk IID BP188, code JV-Z

Hurricane Mk IID BP188 JV-Z of No 6 Squadron RAF based at Shandur Egypt

Hurricane Mk IID of No 6 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk IID of No 6 Squadron RAF rolling out at Gabes 6 April 1943 (color photo)

Hurricane Mk IV fighter bomber KX877 parked on an airfield April 1943

Hurricane Mk IV fighter bomber KX877 parked on an airfield April 1943

Hurricane Mk IV No 164 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Mk IV KX413 FJ-H of No. 164 Squadron RAF undergoing servicing at Middle Wallop

Hawker Hurricane Mk IV at Prkos Yugoslavia

Hurricane Mk IV KZ188 C of No 6 Squadron RAF being refuelled on a dispersal at Prkos Yugoslavia

Hawker Hurricane Mk IV

Hurricane Mk IV LB774 with two 40 mm (1.57 in) Vickers S guns

Hurricane Mk IV No 6 Sqn with rockets and drop tanks Greece 1945

Hurricane Mk IV No 6 Sqn with rockets and drop tanks Greece 1945

Hurricane Mk IV North Africa

Hurricane Mk IV North Africa

Hurricane Mk IVD KZ193 fitted with two 40mm Vickers Type S guns

Hurricane Mk IVD KZ193 fitted with two 40mm Vickers Type S guns and a Vokes tropical filter on the ground

Hurricane Mk X AG111 No 59 OTU

Hurricane Mk X AG111 HK-G No 59 Operational Training Unit on the ground at Milfield

Hurricane Mk X AG162 EH-W of No 55 OTU

Hurricane Mk X AG162 code EH-W of No 55 OTU based at Annan Dumfriesshire in flight

Hurricane during Battle of Britain

Hurricane of No 17 Squadron code YB-C crash landed during Battle of Britain

Hurricane of No 229 Squadron being re fuelled and re-armed August 1940

Hurricane of No 229 Squadron being re fuelled and re-armed August 1940 - Battle of Britain

Hurricane of No 249 Squadron RAF pilots with mascot duck Wilfred 1941

Hurricane of No 249 Squadron RAF pilots with mascot duck Wilfred 1941

Hurricane on Landing Field in Northern Russia

Hurricane on Landing Field in Northern Russia

Hurricane on the beach

Hurricane on the beach

Hurricane P2923 VY-R of No 85 Squadron

Hurricane P2923 code VY-R of No 85 Squadron flown by Plt Off Albert G Lewis at Castle Camps July 1940

Hurricane Mk I P3403 on railroad flat car

Hurricane P3403 on railroad flat car

Hawker Hurricane P3878 of No 17 Squadron

Hurricane P3878 YB-W of No 17 Squadron Debden, August/September 1940

Hurricane Patrols in Middle East

Hurricane Patrols in Middle East

Hurricane pilot and ground staff inspect the oxygen supply of the aircraft before a sortie October 1940

Hurricane pilot and ground staff inspect the oxygen supply of the aircraft before a sortie October 1940

Hurricane PR Mk IIB BM969 of S Flight No 3 PRUHawker

Hurricane PR Mk IIB BM969 of S Flight No 3 PRU based at Dum Dum India

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 front

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 front

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 in flight

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 in flight

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 in flight 2

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 in flight 2

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 left side view

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 left side view

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 left side view 2

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 left side view 2

Hawker Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 nose

Hurricane prototype K5083 1935 nose

Hurricane Prototype K5083 1st Modifications at Brooklands

Hurricane Prototype K5083 1st Modifications at Brooklands

Hurricane code QO-T of No 3 Squadron RAF 1940

Hurricane QO-T of No 3 Squadron RAF 1940

Hurricane Tac R Mk IV No 28 Squadron Aya Bridge

Hurricane Tac R Mk IV No 28 Squadron Aya Bridge south of Mandalay 1945

Hurricane trop TP-U No 73 Squadron RAF and DAK Kubelwagen 1941

Hurricane V7716 code TP-U No 73 Squadron RAF and DAK Kubelwagen April 1941

Hawker Hurricane VY-B of No. 85 Squadron RAF

Hurricane VY-B of No. 85 Squadron RAF France 1940

Hurricane with the „Night and White” undersurfaces of No 56 Squadron flying at low level April 1940

Hurricane with the "Night and White" undersurfaces of No 56 Squadron flying at low level April 1940

Hurricane wreckage 1940 2

Hurricane wreckage 1940 2

Hurricane wreckage with drop tanks France

Hurricane wreckage with drop tanks France

Hurricane Z3768 code FK-49 of No 81 Squadron RAF

Hurricane Z3768 FK-49 of No, 81 Squadron RAF in a waterlogged dispersal at Vaenga, Russia September 1941

Hurricanes during patrol in Middle East 1942

Hurricanes during patrol in Middle East 1942

Hurricanes fly over the Hurricane Mk IIB and IIC of No 67 Squadron RAFat Chittagong India

Hurricanes fly over the Hurricane Mk IIBand IIC of No 67 Squadron RAFat Chittagong India

Hurricanes IIB of No 601 Squadron

Hurricanes IIB of No 601 Squadron B Flight 1941

Hurricanes Mk I of No 85 Squadron RAF on patrol during the Battle of Britain

Hurricanes Mk I of No 85 Squadron RAF on patrol during the Battle of Britain

Hurricanes Mk IIB of No 601 Squadron B flight on patrol 1941

Hurricanes Mk IIB of No 601 Squadron B flight on patrol 1941

Hurricanes of No 17 Squadron on the ground

Hurricanes of No 17 Squadron on the ground at Debden July 1940

Hurricanes of No 3 Squadron early in War

Hurricanes of No 3 Squadron early in War

Hurricanes during World War II

Hurricanes of No 3 Squadron in flight during World War II

Hurricanes of No 56 Squadron in flight April 1940

Hurricanes of No 56 Squadron in flight April 1940

Langley defence Hurricane Mk IIB

Langley defence Hurricane Mk IIB

Luftwaffe soldiers poses with Hurricane wreckage

Luftwaffe soldiers poses with Hurricane wreckage

Mail being loaded into a Hurricane Mk IIC

Mail being loaded into a Hurricane Mk IIC of No 1697 Air Despatch Letter Service Flight at B2 Bazenville Normandy

Mail being loaded into a Hurricane Mk IIC of No 1697 Air Despatch Letter Service Flight at B2 Bazenville Normandy 1944

Mail being loaded into a Hurricane Mk IIC of No 1697 Air Despatch Letter Service Flight at B2 Bazenville Normandy 1944

Mechanics Tuning Up Hurricane Fighters at RAF Northolt 1938

Mechanics Tuning Up Hurricane Mk I Fighters at RAF Northolt 1938

No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF Pilot Andrew Mamedoff on Hurricane 1941

No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF Pilot Andrew Mamedoff on Hurricane 1941

No 85 Squadron in France 1940 during the visit by King George VI

No 85 Squadron in France 1940 during the visit by King George VI

No 87 Squadron RAF Pilots and Hurricanes Mk I

No 87 Squadron RAF Pilots and Hurricanes Mk I at Lille Seclin, France 1940

Hurricane Mk IV

No. 42 Squadron RAF camouflaging their Hurricane Mk IV in dispersal points at Onbauk Burma KX802 codeAW-B and LF477 code AW-C

Pilots and Hurricanes of No 56 Punjab Squadron at Duxford 2 January 1942

Pilots and Hurricanes of No 56 Punjab Squadron at Duxford 2 January 1942

Pilots of B Flight No 32 Squadron Battle of Britain

Pilots of B Flight No 32 Squadron relax on the grass at Hawkinge in front of Hurricane Mk I P3522 GZ-V Battle of Britain

Pilots of B Flight No 33 Squadron RAF Hurricane Mk I Fuka Egypt

Pilots of B Flight No 33 Squadron RAF Hurricane Mk I Fuka Egypt

Pilots of No 310 Czech Squadron

Pilots of No 310 Czech Squadron in front of Hurricane Mk I P3143 code NN-D 1941

Pilots of No 33 Squadron RAF at Larissa Greece

Pilots of No 33 Squadron RAF at Larissa Greece Hurricane Mk I V7419 1941

PO Clowes of No 1 Squadron RAF climbing into his Hurricane Mk I P3395, code JX-B in a revetment at Wittering

PO Clowes of No 1 Squadron RAF climbing into his Hurricane Mk I P3395 JX-B in a revetment at Wittering

PO Lewis of No 85 Squadron and his Hurricane

PO Lewis of No 85 Squadron and his Hurricane P2923 VY-R Castle Camps July 1940

RAF personnel and Soviet sailors at Vaenga,Russia. Hurricane Mk IIB Z5227, code FE-53 of No 81 Squadron RAF

RAF personnel and Soviet sailors at Vaenga,Russia. Hurricane Mk IIB Z5227, code FE-53 of No 81 Squadron RAF

RAF sergeant unloads a press bag delivered by Hurricane pilot

RAF sergeant unloads a press bag delivered by Hurricane of the 2nd TAF Communication Squadron at Le Bourget France 1944

Repair and Salvage Hurricanes heading towards Gizeh Pyramids

Repair and Salvage Hurricanes heading towards Gizeh Pyramids 1942, Z4967 HB-D in the foreground.

Hawker Sea Hurricane AF953

Sea Hurricane AF953 on the flight deck of HMS Avenger June 1942

Sea Hurricane Mk IA Z4936 KE-M of the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit

Sea Hurricane Mk I Z4936 code KE-M of the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit

Sea Hurricane Mk IA V6756 NJ-L on the catapult of a CAM Ship at Greenock

Sea Hurricane Mk IA V6756 on the catapult of a CAM Ship at Greenock

Sea Hurricane Mk IB M2-H

Sea Hurricane Mk IB code M2-H fighter about to land on HMS Argus

Sea Hurricane Mk X AM277 shot down 1942 Oran 8th November 1942.jpg

Sea Hurricane Mk X AM277 shot down 1942 Oran 8th November 1942.jpg

Sea Hurricane Mk XII JS327 shot down

Sea Hurricane Mk XII JS327 shot down 1942 Oran 8th November 1942

Sea Hurricanes on HMS Victorious

Sea Hurricanes Flying Exercises On HMS Victorious 25-27 June 1942

Sea Hurricanes flying in formation December 1941

Sea Hurricanes flying in formation December 1941

Sea Hurricanes Mk IA bearing Merchant Ship

Sea Hurricanes Mk IA bearing Merchant Ship

Hawker Sea Hurricanes of 885 Squadron FAA

Sea Hurricanes of 885 Squadron FAA with their engines running ranged on the deck of HMS Victorious

Sea Hurricanes deck of HMS Victorious

Sea Hurricanes of 885 Squadron ranged on the wet flight deck of HMS Victorious

Sea Hurricanes on the flight deck of HMS Victorious with the battleship USS WASHINGTON in the foreground JULY 1942

Sea Hurricanes on the flight deck of HMS Victorious with the battleship USS WASHINGTON in the foreground July 1942

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC LK-R HL865

Sergeant B Bawden and Hurricane Mk IIC code LK-R HL865 Night Duty of No 87 Squadron at Charmy Down 2 September 1942

Sergeant B Furst of No 310 Czechoslovak Squadron RAF Duxford September 1940

Sergeant B Furst of No 310 Czechoslovak Squadron RAF Duxford September 1940

Sgt Dean of No 274 Squadron RAF examines belts of .303 ammunition Sidi Barrani Egypt Hurricane Mk I P2638

Sgt Dean of No 274 Squadron RAF examines belts of .303 ammunition Sidi Barrani Egypt Hurricane Mk I P2638

Sqn Ldr Billy Drake and Hurricane Mk II B of No 128 Squadron in West Africa 1941

Sqn Ldr Billy Drake and Hurricane Mk II B of No 128 Squadron in West Africa 1941

Sqn Ldr Peter Townsend jumps down from Hurricane Mk I P3166 VY-Q No 85 Squadron while being refuelled at Castle Camps July 1940

Sqn Ldr Peter Townsend jumps down from Hurricane Mk I P3166, coded VY-Q No 85 Squadron while being refuelled at Castle Camps July 1940

Stanford Tuck of No 257 Squadron RAF

Sqn Ldr R R Stanford Tuck of No 257 Squadron RAF in his Hurricane Mk I V6864 DT-A Coltishall Norfolk

Turkish Hawker Hurricanes at Airfield

Turkish Hurricanes Mk IIC Trop at Airfield in Middle East. Early 1943

WAAF armourers and flight mechanics servicing

WAAF armourers and flight mechanics servicing a Hurricane at Sealand in Wales 5 May 1943

3 inch rocket projectiles for Hurricane Mk IV

Yugoslav groundcrew wheel a trolley of 3 inch rocket projectiles past re armed Hurricane Mk IVs of No 351 Yugoslav Squadron RAF Prkos Yugoslavia

Single-seat, single-engine British fighter, designed and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. Used on many fronts of World War II, Hurricane played a significant role during the Battle of Britain. Produced in numerous versions with different weapons and engines. Until the end of production in 1944 it produced more than 14 000 copies of all versions of land and navy Sea Hurricanes designed to operate from the decks of aircraft carriers. Hurricane was developed in response to a specification announced by the Air Ministry on construction of a new fighter with Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine. The project under the leadership of Sidney Camm started in early 1933. Most of the Hurricanes was produces in label Hawker Aircraft, then in plants Gloster Aircraft and Austin Motor Company has produced only 300 machines. In later years, the production was moved to factories Canadian Car & Foundry Corp. in Canada.

Land Variants

Mk I (early) - fabric-covered wings and wooden two-bladed, fixed-pitch propeller. Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin Mk II / III. Armament: 8 x 7,7 mm Mk I (late) - de Havilland or Rotol three blade propeller, metal-covered wings and armour Mk IIA Series 1 - Merlin XX engine, slightly longer aerodynamic Rotol propeller spinner and longer nose (4,5 in). Mk IIB or IIA Series 2 - bomb racks (2x500 lb) and 12 x 7,7 mm Browning machine guns Mk IIB Trop - tropicalised varaint fitted with Vokes and Rolls Royce engine dust filters and desert survival kit Mk IIC - 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannons and bomb racks (2x500 lb or 44-gallon long-range fuel tanks). The Mk IIC could be tropicalized and fitted with a Vokes carburettor dust filter. Mk IID -Mk IIC with 2 x 40 mm and 2 x 7,7 mm. The first Mk IID flew in 09.1941 and deliveries started in 1942. Mk IIE - wing modification and Merlin 27 engine (only 2 prototypes) Met Mk II - meteorological reconnaissance unarmed Hurricane Mk IIC Mk III - Packard Merlin 28 engine (project) Mk IV - model with "universal Wing" and Merlin 24 or 27 engine; armoured engine and radiator. The tropicalized version was fitted with Vokes dust filter. Mk V - 3 prototypes with 4 blade propellers and Merlin 32 engines (1700 hp) Mk X - Canadian variant with Packard Merlin 28; Armament: 8x7,7 mm Mk XI - Canadian variant Mk XII - Canadian variant with Packard Merlin 29; Armament: 12x7,7 mm or 4x20 mm Mk XII - Canadian variant with Packard Merlin 29; Armament: 8x7,7 mm PR Mk I and II - photographic reconnaissance variant of Mk I / II Hurricane Tac R Mk I / II- Tactical Reconnaissance aircraft

Navy Variants

Mk IA - "Hurricat" - Hurricane Mk I modified by General Aircraft Limited for CAM ships Mk IB - Hurricane Mk I equipped with catapult spools and arrester hook. A total of 340 aircraft were converted. Mk IC - Hurricane Mk I equipped with catapult spools and arrester hook; Armament: 4 x 20 mm Mk IIC - converted Hurricane Mk IIC Mk XIIA - converted Canadian-built Hurricane Mk XII. Converted for operations aboard CAM ships

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