August 1940 brought what has become the Hurricane's shining moment in history: The Battle of Britain. RAF Hurricanes accounted for more enemy aircraft kills than all other defences combined, including all aircraft and ground defences. Later in the war, the Hurricane served admirably in North Africa, Burma, Malta, and nearly every other theatre in which the RAF participated. http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-air-support/ww2-allied/hurricane.htm View attachment 31
RCAF Hurricane View attachment 44 Hawker Hurricane By the end of the war there were 48 RCAF squadrons overseas.
I love that site, and that article is particularly good. cheers. Right, my Hurricane bookmarks: http://www.hurricanesociety.com/ http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avhurr.html http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/main2.htm http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/PROJECTS.HTM http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/seahurricane.htm http://members.madasafish.com/~d_hodgkinson/hawker.htm http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=66 http://www.airliners.net/search/pho...r Hurricane/Sea Hurricane&distinct_entry=true
And some of you may remember the good old discussion on this little beauty :becky: Well, I managed to find two old magazine articles that go into great detail about the Slipwing. Unfortunately, it's far too big to attach.
Ah, well done that man! http://www.maltaaviationmuseum.com/hurricane.asp (gotta post a Malta one!) http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/garber/hurricane/hawker.htm http://www.hawker-restorations-ltd.co.uk/ http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=323&lang=en-CA http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/article.asp?id=hurricane The most recent Hurri book I've read: http://www.amazon.com/Hurricanes-over-Burma-Matthew-Cotton/dp/189869740X Owned a little paperback of this for years. Hurris against the early Japanese onslaught: http://www.amazon.com/HURRICANE-OVE...6791804?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191375472&sr=1-1
Have to stick this shot in just because it was taken at my local airfield - RAF Notholt. It is about 2 miles from where I grew up, and I used to drive past it everyday. It is also where the Polish War Memorial is (because so many of the Polish squadrons were based there during the BoB). This picture is of 111 Squadron in about March 1938.
Pre-war dispersal! Looks like the ground crew running 'em up. Must have really blown their hair back when the 3-blade props were fitted!
I wish I had Serial Number books - would love to know what happened to the aircraft second fromthe front. And the 2 blade just looks so wrong.
