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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
1930s design evolved through several versions and adaptations,
resulting in a series of aircraft which acted as interceptor-fighters,
fighter-bombers (also called "Hurribombers"), and ground support aircraft. Further versions known as the Sea Hurricane
had modifications which enabled operation from ships. Some were
converted as catapult-launched convoy escorts, known as "Hurricats".
More than 14,000 Hurricanes were built by the end of 1944 (including
about 1,200 converted to Sea Hurricanes and some 1,400 built in Canada by the Canada Car and Foundry).
- Hurricane Mk IIC Trop.
- For use in North Africa the Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC (and other variants) were tropicalised. They were fitted with Vokes and Rolls Royce engine dust filters and the pilots were issued with a desert survival kit, including a bottle of water behind the cockpit.
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