Hawker Hurricane Flypast

Battle of Britain counterpart to the Spitfire, another fine Merlin engined aircraft entertains the crowd at Geneseo, July 2006

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[FredDude27]

Is this a genuine Mk.I? Or is it a "downgraded" Mk.II?

[propfan2k]

@FredDude27

This particular aircraft is a Hurricane Mk.XII, a Canadian-built variant, powered by a 1,300 hp (969 kW) Packard Merlin 29.

[nolifemerc]

sgort nose 8 syl, engine?

[propfan2k]

@nolifemerc

The Hurricane uses a V-12 Rolls Royce Merlin Engine

[transonicbuoy1]

Where's this airfield?

[propfan2k]

Geneseo, NY which about an hour south of Rochester and an hour East of Buffalo, in the good ol' USA

[hudsongeoff]

Lets set the record straight. In 11,400 traceable air to air combat reports (Forms 1151) covering all RAF fighter pilot's claims for the whole of the War, 55% were by Hurricane pilots, 33% by Spitfire pilots and 12% by pilots of other fighters. The Hurricane fought in more theatres than the Spitfire.

[jauk3]

best sound of ww2.

[bwoodward0949]

@Tull29 My email address is bwoodward49@comcast.net

[Tull29]

@bwoodward0949 - not trying to intrude my friend but if possible could we meet up on a different medium? If you are in earnest about your father and his history I would be interested. I have read Douglas Bader's biography.

[Tull29]

@propfan2k -going nostalgic here but without the Hawker Hurricane Britain could not have survived the early and later war years. Hurricanes were responsible for the downing more enemy aircraft than all British air and ground forces combined.Yes, they were built in larger numbers than others but this was a solid, stable fighter that met the needs of the time. Not glamorous but a stalwart war winner!

[FredDude27]

@propfan2k

"Hurricane Mk XIIA Single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber. Powered by a 1,300 hp (969 kW) Packard Merlin 29, armed with eight 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns. "

Awesome :)

[bwoodward0949]

Hurricanes were slower than spits but more stable as a gun platform. While the spits chased the FW 190's and Me 109's the Hurricanes hunted the Ju88's and He 111's.

Douglas Bader sure liked them. My father flew both Hurricanes and Spits, as well as Mosquitos and Typhoons. He loved the Spits until the day he died.

[j0hnnyisAB3ST]

the spitfire was great and fast but the hawker hurricane was AMAZING without it we would of lost

[potctk]

@hudsongeoff That's probaly because the hurricane had a different job, now im might be worng, but I belive the Spitfire kinda lacked in distance with fuel so it kinda stayed near base and faught of the bombers and stuff, while the hurricanes would go out and defend bombers and attack ennemys. I could be worng, but I got this idea by putting together all me knoledge about this stuff.I heard Spitfires lacked in range, in simulaters and stuff the hurricanes would go out and attack and other stuff