Hawker Sea Hurricane - version overview
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IA - Hurricat
emergency solution for CAM ships, the aircraft carried only reinforced hangers for catapulted takeoff - it did not land on the ship, but depending on the situation on the ground base or parachute jump near the convoy, rebuilt 50 aircraft
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IB
repaired for operation on MAC ships and aircraft carriers, hangers for catapulted take-off and landing hook
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IC
as the previous version, however, was improved equipment 4x 20 mm cannon
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIA
without ejection hinges, but with a landing hook, Merlin XII engine with an output of 1280 horses, armament 8x machine gun caliber 7.7 mm, made 42 aircraft (some aircraft had hinges for ejection - at least two)
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC
as the previous type, but the Merlin XX engine, cannon armament, made 60 aircraft
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.XIIA
modified Canadian Hurricanes Mk.XII with Packard Merlin 24 or 29 engines with an output of 1330 horsepower and with armament 12x machine gun caliber 7.7 mm; modified several pieces
Sources:
www.jaapteeuwen.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane
www.secondworldwarhistory.com
www.fleetairarmarchive.net
author's archive
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Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IA - Hurricat
emergency solution for CAM ships, the aircraft carried only reinforced hangers for catapulted takeoff - it did not land on the ship, but depending on the situation on the ground base or parachute jump near the convoy, rebuilt 50 aircraft
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IB
repaired for operation on MAC ships and aircraft carriers, hangers for catapulted take-off and landing hook
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IC
as the previous version, however, was improved equipment 4x 20 mm cannon
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIA
without ejection hinges, but with a landing hook, Merlin XII engine with an output of 1280 horses, armament 8x machine gun caliber 7.7 mm, made 42 aircraft (some aircraft had hinges for ejection - at least two)
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC
as the previous type, but the Merlin XX engine, cannon armament, made 60 aircraft
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.XIIA
modified Canadian Hurricanes Mk.XII with Packard Merlin 24 or 29 engines with an output of 1330 horsepower and with armament 12x machine gun caliber 7.7 mm; modified several pieces
Sources:
www.jaapteeuwen.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane
www.secondworldwarhistory.com
www.fleetairarmarchive.net
author's archive
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