Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire & Avro Lancaster - In Action (HD)

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.

Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used into the 1950s both as a front line fighter and in secondary roles. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only Allied fighter in production throughout the war.

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[tacfoley]

Beautiful video! What camera were you using to capture such excellent imagery?

tac

[proukraine]

@tacfoley Sony XDCAM EX

[meadowlane37]

The Hurricane could sustain a lot of damage due to being fabric covered,bullets often would pass through the fuselage.

[Merlin2Stage2Speed]

I view the Spitfire and the Hurricane as being perfect complimentary aircraft during the Battle of Britain.

The Hurricane was tough and sturdy and made an excellent gun platform when going after the bombers - although it did score some notable successes against the Bf 109E4 when flown by a skilled pilot.

The Spitfire Mk1 was the equal overall of the Bf 109E4 - a much needed asset that won the battle.

[MovieKid169]

Hurricane is my personal favourite.

[il2gambit]

Great video ... but I have a question because of the painting or camouflage shown here: when both were forming up at 2:05 they turn right and then several sun reflections from the wings can be seen. At wartime did the planes had the same "glossy" painting?

[NutellaFetischist]

War is cruel, but its sound is amazing.

[DJPaulgee1]

@planetorb and they did a great job in them over here too. Thanks to those brave canadian pilots. They will never be forgotten.

[DJPaulgee1]

That was the best nine and a half minutes of my day. Excellent video. The close ups at the end were amazing shots. Well done and thanks for a fantastic video to watch.

[V8roverpower]

such a majestic sight! thankyou for posting!

[planetorb]

A lot of these pilots received training in these planes during WW 2 in Canada.

[pramboy09]

@williamblair11 the hurricane was a very good gun platform and far more forgiving in take off and landing with it's wide undercarriage but that is where it's advantages end. The hurricane by 1941 was outclassed purly as a fighter hence why it went to ground attack. the spitfire had far more development potential which was proven wth the amount of different mks that served thoughout the war