Hi all. Just a quick question please- does anyone know if the Hurricane mk.1 have the same size wheels and tires as the spitfire mk.1? I'm planning to build a Battle of Britain era Hurricane model and can't find good tires for it but have an excellent set of spitfire mk.1 tires- was wondering if...
Username: Rochie
First name: Karl
Category: intermediate
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Italeri
Model Type: Hurricane Mk. I
Aftermarket addons: none
Bader has been a hero of mine since i was a young boy and "first saw reach for the sky" on tv.
i will be building this subject to stand with...
Username: Rochie
First name: Karl
Category: intermediate
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Italeri
Model Type: Hurricane Mk. I
Aftermarket addons: none
as with Andy I will be doing Hurricane Mk I LE-A flown by F/O Willie McKNight of 242 Sqdn, though mine will depict it as it was 30 August 1940...
Username: Crimea River
First name: Andy
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Italeri
Model Type: Hurricane Mk. I
Aftermarket addons: Planned as an OOB Build
This project will depict Hurricane Mk I LE-A flown by F/O Willie McKNight of 242 Sqdn, Coltishall, December 1940.
Looking for a photo(s) of a Hurricane Mk.I s/n P3769 401sqn. Piloted by F/O C.P. Henderson, crashed near Digby, , Mar. 25 1941. KIFA. Thanks in advance for any info.
Geo
I share with you photos and information about unusual and little-known version of the British fighter Hawker Hurricane. To view the article, visit the link below. I count on your visit.
Aviação em Floripa: Um Hurricane biplano
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Username: imalko
First name: Igor
Category: Category 2/Intermediate
Scale: 1:72
Manufacturer: Revell
Model Type: Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC to be converted into Mk IV(RP)
Details: KX 800/T, No. 351 (Yugoslav) Squadron RAF, Prkos, Yugoslavia in April 1945
Decals: aftermarket decals by Lift...
Username: Crimea River
First name: Andy
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Hobbycraft
Model Type: Hurricane MkIIB, IIC, IID
Aftermarket addons: Squadron Vac Form Canopy, Flightdecs Decals, plenty of scratchbuilt stuff and borrowed parts.
The 6 mandatory pics...
All re-drawn and re-coloured now...
The Hawker Hurricane entered service in 1937, and was a front line fighter during the Battle of Britain in 1940. It went on to serve all over the world and was improved and adapted for various roles throughout the war.
The Hurricane Mk I was armed with...
My kids made a hurricane. Robin (10) and Kiran (5) build this hurricane with their old duplo bricks and I think they did a pretty good job. So this proud dad promised to put the pictures on the forum :D Unfortunately the builders didn't want to be on the photo themselves...
I think I will buy...
The last BoB Hurricane is up for sale on a US website and there is a big chance this veteran will leave Britain for good.
Sole surviving Hurricane plane from Battle of Britain may end up in America | Daily Mail Online
If your a UK resident there is a government e-petition you can sign. we...
Username: Crimea River
First name: Andy
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Hobbycraft
Model Type: Hurricane MkIIB, IIC, IID
Aftermarket addons: Squadron Vac Form Canopy, Flightdecs Decals
The subject of this build will be Hurricane MkIIc AK-U, s/n BE643 of 213...
In early 1942, IJN's Kido Butai attacked and scored substantial aerial victories over two defended island bases: Ceylon and Midway Island. The former much larger land mass, involved two different mass raids on two geographically separated targets with associated air battles between escorting...
I've heard rumors that Ivan tested the M-82 in the Mk.II Hurricane. I haven't found evidence of that yet.
Perhaps it is the fantasy of online gamers?
Thank you,
Brent
I have read several brief mentions that the Hurricane was less expensive than the Spitfire.
Was it just that Supermarine charged more or was the airframe really that much more complicated to produce? The Hurricane seems more complicated with the cloth covered parts as compared to the...
I was told by an ex-P47 pilot that as the guns were fired electrically they all fired at the same time and that the combined recoil made the plane shudder.
He also said that firing all 8 .50s slowed the plane down by 60 MPH. I believe it was he also who said that Hurricanes with the 4 20MMs...