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Wartime colour photo of Hurricane IIC BE500 flown by Sqn Ldr Denis Smallwood of 87 Squadron in the RDM2 ("Special Night") scheme and used on intruder operations 1941–1942. Following the Battle of Britain the Hurricane continued to give service; through the Blitz of 1941 it was the principal single-seat night fighter in Fighter Command.
Audio recording of Spitfire fly-past at the 2011 family day at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire Supermarine Spitfire G-AWGB landing at Biggin Hill Airport, June 2024. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.
Although the Spitfire had attracted more attention from the public, [3] the Hurricanes were more numerous and were responsible for most of the German losses, especially in the early part of the battle. The turn-around time (re-arm and refuel) for the Spitfire was 26 minutes, while the Hurricane's was 9 minutes, which increased its effectiveness.
WWII production count: 14,483 Aircraft type: Fighter Country of origin: Great Britain From 1937 to 1944, nearly 14,500 Hawker Hurricane fighters were produced. The Royal Air Force deployed 32 ...
No. 501 Squadron was the 14th of the 21 flying units in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, [12] the volunteer reserve part of the British Royal Air Force.The squadron won seven battle honours, [4] flying Hurricane, Spitfire and Tempest fighter aircraft during World War II, and was one of the most heavily engaged units in RAF Fighter Command.
Claim: Hurricane/Spitfire over Kent. I.(J)/LG 2 was ordered to fly three combat missions over the area of Kent. The 1. Staffel claimed three aerial victories out of ten victories claimed by I.(J)/LG 2 in total in return for three losses. Fighter Command lost 14 fighters to enemy fighter action that day. [11] [12] 2 2 September 1940
Hawker offered a variant of the Hurricane, the Supermarine Type 312 was a variant of the company's Spitfire [b] and the Supermarine Type 313 a twin-engined (Rolls-Royce Goshawk or Hispano 12Y) design with four guns in the nose and potentially a further two firing through the propeller hubs if the 12T was used, the Westland P.9 had two Rolls ...
One prototype and another two Hurricane Mk Vs were built as conversions of Mk IVs, and featured a Merlin 27 engine driving a four-bladed propeller, also tested with a Merlin 32. The ground attack role moved to the more capable Hawker Typhoon. [citation needed] By this time, the Hurricane was no longer a frontline fighter in the United Kingdom.