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Hawker Hurricane IID

Hawker Hurricane IIC

Hawker's had always been pre-eminent in fighter design since the first world war, and were responsible for a series of biplane fighters culminating in the Hawker Fury, the RAF's first 200 mph fighter. During talks with the Air Ministry, Hawker's chief designer Sydney Camm began to think about the next generation of RAF fighter. It would need a top speed in excess of 300 mph and enough hitting power to knock down an enemy bomber in the limited time allowed. Hawker's and Camm always followed a policy of evolution, rather than radical innovation and the starting point for the new fighter was the Hawker Fury and was initially called the Fury monoplane.

The aircraft that emerged retained the steel tube method of construction which was a Hawker trademark and was largely fabric covered. Although anachronistic in the coming age of stressed steel monocoque construction the new fighter was exceptionally easy to build. It also embodied many innovative features such as a retractable undercarriage and enclosed cockpit and was armed with eight wing mounted Browning machine guns. Power was supplied by the new Rolls Royce PV12, or Merlin as was to be called.

The new fighter, now named, Hurricane made it's first flight in November 1935 and deliveries of the Hawker Hurricane MK1 began to 111 Squadron in 1937 with production escalating rapidly with the prospect of war becoming a reality. Improvements were made to the Hurricane to enhance it's performance, the Watts two bladed propellor was replaced with variable pitch, three bladed metal propellors and the fabric covered wings were replaced with metal skinned examples.

With the outbreak of war the Hurricane was heavilly involved in the disasterous Norwegian campaign and the battle of France and began to carve a reputation as a formidable weapon. The Hurricane will always be associated with the Battle of Britain and was the RAF's main fighter type outnumbering the Spitfire 2:1 and destroying twice as many enemy aircraft as the Spitfire.

The Battle of Britain was at it's height when a new version of the Hurricane, the mark II was introduced which was powered by the more powerful Merlin XX. Initially the eight gun armament was retained, later to be increased to twelve guns. The most effective armament was later found to be four 20 mm Hispano cannon and as the Hurricane became obsolete as an air superiority fighter it found a new and impressive career as a strike aircraft which could carry a wide variety of under wing stores such as the Hurricane IID which carried a pair of Vickers 40mm S cannon and was used for tank busting.

The Hurricane although never the fastest or most glamourous fighter of the second world war was loved for it's viceless handling qualities, it's amazing structural strength, agility in combat and steadiness as a gun platform. Because the Hurricane could be built quickly and easilly it was always available in large numbers wherever the fighting was hardest, the western desert, Malta, Russia, and the Far East. Because of this Hurricane pilots destroyed more German, Italian and Japanese aircraft than any other allied fighter in the second world war.

Performance

Maximum level speed: 328 mph at 18000 ft.
Weight: (empty): 5467lbs.
Powerplant:One Rolls Royce Merlin XX, 1460 hp.
Armament: four twenty mm Hispano cannon, two 500lb bombs, or eight 60lb rocket projectiles, or two 40mm Vickers S Cannon.