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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Walk Around
Фотографов	Ондрей Скарка, Яро Мха
Прокат	Музей науки Лондона
Фотографии	23

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC Walk Around
Фотограф	Андрей Зинчук
Прокат	Неизвестная
Фотографии	46

Hawker Hurricane Mk.XII
Фотограф	Владимир Якубов
Локализации	Коллекция летного наследия
Фотографии	67

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Локализации	Неизвестная
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Hawker Hurricane Mk. IV Walk Around
Фотограф	Dean
Локализации	Неизвестная
Фотографии	21

The Hawker Hurricane was a single-seat British fighter aircraft that played a crucial and often-overshadowed role as the workhorse of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Designed by Sydney Camm, it was the RAF’s first monoplane fighter with an enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear, entering service in 1937.

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Key Design and Construction

The Hurricane was distinguished by its traditional, yet rugged, construction, which contributed to its durability and ease of repair in the field, a crucial factor during the intensity of the Battle of Britain.

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Armament and Roles

The Hurricane’s heavy and concentrated firepower made it a highly effective bomber interceptor throughout the war.

Variant / Mark	Вооружение	Primary Role
Mk I (Early)	8 x .303-inch Browning machine guns	Primary defense fighter during the Battle of Britain.
Mk IIB	Upgraded to 12 x .303-inch machine guns	High firepower fighter.
Mk IIC	4 x 20 mm Hispano cannon	Night fighter, fighter-bomber.
Mk IID / IV	2 x 40 mm anti-tank cannons (IID) or Rockets (IV)	Ground-attack / “Tank-buster” (Hurri-bomber).

During the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane’s robust design and stable gun platform made it the ideal aircraft for engaging the slower-moving German bomber formations. It is credited with shooting down 60% of the Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed during that crucial period.

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Legacy and Service

Despite being superseded as a high-altitude interceptor by the Spitfire, the Hurricane’s reliability and adaptability kept it in service throughout the entire war, leading to a total production of over 14,500 units.

Notable variants included the Sea Hurricane, adapted for carrier operations to protect Atlantic convoys, and tropicalized versions that fought in North Africa, the Soviet Union, and the Far East, cementing its status as a vital, dependable, and highly adaptable workhorse of the Allied forces.

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