Hurricane MkIIs first started to be seen in service in Sept 1940 according to this, that was when the BoB was at its height and no one knew how long it would last. Hawker Hurricane Mk II
Spitfire Mk III
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wuzak
Captain
Why?
So it had gotten produced.
wuzak
Captain
Wouldn't it have been better to use the 2 speed Merlin X?
Works for me, but Bomber Boys might object, since Mk.X was in low production and required by them.
OTOH, Mk.XII on 100 oct fuel is very close to Mk.X as far as required for fighters.
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wuzak
Captain
Can't have the 45?
Shortround6
Major General
He is trying to get the aerodynamic improvements into production sooner.
Start building Spit IIIs with Merlin XIIs and switch to better engine as soon as possible rather than continuing to shove better engines into the Spit I/II airframe.
Taking the bomber boys out behind the garden shed and breaking a number of cricket bats over their heads would have improved the RAF considerably in first 2-3 years of the war though.
Start building Spit IIIs with Merlin XIIs and switch to better engine as soon as possible rather than continuing to shove better engines into the Spit I/II airframe.
Taking the bomber boys out behind the garden shed and breaking a number of cricket bats over their heads would have improved the RAF considerably in first 2-3 years of the war though.
Not in 1940, but certainly in 1941 (= once available).
BarnOwlLover
Staff Sergeant
What was the inclined firewall for on the Mk III? I know that two-stage Griffon Spitfires and Spitefuls/Seafangs had them, and those planes had an oil tank between the front fuel tanks and the firewall. Was that a feature intended to be on the Mk III?
