Hawker Hurricane

by Shacklady, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780752420004
• ISBN10: 0752420003
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

The Hurricane was the first monoplane fighter to see service in the Royal Air Force and the first aircraft to be equipped with eight guns. Designed in 1933-34 by Hawker's chief designer, Sydney Camm, it was eventually contracted by the Air Ministry in 1935 and was capable of flying in excess of 300 mph. The first RAF squadron to receive the Hurricane, No. 111, took delivery in January 1938 and by the beginning of the Second World War in September 1939 eighteen squadrons were flying this remarkable aircraft. After showing its mettle in intensive combat during the Battle of France in early 1940, the Hurricane played a leading role in the Battle of Britain later that year.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	6	(8)
Introduction	8	(1)
The Doughty Warrior	9	(10)
The Hawker Fury	19	(17)
Birth Pangs	36	(7)
The Mark I Series	43	(14)
The Battle of Britain	57	(21)
Hurricanes Abroad	78	(19)
The War at Sea	97	(6)
The Mark II Series	103	(17)
Mark IV and V Series	120	(8)
Camouflage and Markings	128	(13)
Appendix I Hurricane Production Contracts	141	(2)
Appendix II Production Batches	143	(18)
Colour Section	161