Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Walkaround

The Hawker Hurricane is one of the most famous planes from World War 2, reason enough to have a closer look!

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A.P 1564A, Hurricane Mk.I Merlin II, March 1939

Haynes, Hawker Hurricane 1935 - Owners' Workshop Manual

Marek Rys, Hawker Hurricane, MPPBooks

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[MilitaryAviationHistory]

The Hawker Hurricane is perhaps one of my favorite early World War 2 aircraft! What are your favorites from this time?

[brucermarino]

When compared to the Spitfire, I find the Hurricane's ease of construction, repair, and significant use of non-strategic materials to be very noteworthy. Thanks for a great video, again!

[patrickcannady]

I'll second Chris's recommendation to visit the museum, it's fascinating and full of interesting aircraft!

[Eb-or]

Read Roald Dahl's account of the dog fight during the Battle of Athens - the British were flying Hurricanes. Gives a great sense of what it was like, and what struck me most was upon landing after the dogfight, Dahl realised that he was soaked in sweat and shaking uncontrollably. Then he noticed that all the other pilots were too.

This from Wikipedia:

The Battle of Athens (also known as the Battle of Piraeus Harbour) on 20 April 1941 is the name given by author Roald Dahl to a dog-fighting air battle over Athens fought for half an hour between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe towards the end of the Battle of Greece.

Roald Dahl flew a Hawker Hurricane in the battle, which he describes in his second autobiography Going Solo and in the short story 'Katina'.

According to Dahl, the battle began when the twelve remaining Hurricanes of the Royal Air Force (RAF)'s 80 Squadron, flying in formation over Athens (to boost civilian morale) were attacked by a large group of German Luftwaffe aircraft, mostly Messerschmitt Bf 109s and Bf 110s along with some Junkers Ju 87s and Junkers Ju 88s. According to the citizens of Athens the Germans had 200 planes; according to Dahl, they had 152 bombers and fighters.

In the resulting battle four RAF pilots were shot down and killed, including the famous Marmaduke "Pat" Pattle and the Irish RAF pilot William "Timber" Woods, and one pilot lost his Hawker Hurricane but was able to escape. Dahl states that Greek observers counted 22 German aircraft shot down, although another source states that the Germans lost eight aircraft.[1][2][3] Dahl escaped from Greece with the remnants of his squadron.

[johngreen-skyk]

Always loved the Hurricane, did most of the hard work during the battle of Britain but got less of the credit, undeservedly so.

[jf]

Thanks Chris, your attention to detail is remarkable, your video is excellent for clarity and showing the early nature of the Hurri.

[Eb-or]

A couple of years ago, we were surprised by a Hurricane and a Lancaster Bomber flying a circuit over Lincoln. We were up near the cathedral, and many just stood mouths open gawping up at the majestic sight (and sound).

[TheObnoxiousMrPug]

As always, your walkaround is again very interesting and extensive. One small remark: your "P-38" is actually an F-5 Lightning photo reconnaissance aircraft: if you look closely, there are no guns in the nose and the antenna mast on the nose is a distinctive feature as well.

edit: My favorite aircraft is the P-40 Warhawk, which you did a walkaround of as well :-)

[scottwooster]

Impressive! The unsung hero of the battle of Britain.

[neilwilson]

Great video. So glad that we have HD video nowadays. In old TV shows, you couldn't see this level of detail, and also they would skim over a lot of the stuff such as seen here.

[Sledgehammer]

The man who taught me how to fly the Fw190 in War Thunder became YouTube famous, glad to see the mighty Bismarck still alive and well

[smigoltime]

Plane Mechanic Simulator vibes intensify

[MrGeoffHilton]

I was in electronics servicing based at RAF Sealand in the early 80s, one day a photog appeared and asked for a chap in the process of servicing, I was volunteered. A couple of years later I visited RAF Hendon (museum) and was surprised to see my photos in a display, not been since, doubt they're still there!

[Flurb_Xray]

The most successful RAF Squadron during the Battle of Britain was the Polish 303, equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. Glory to the brave Polish pilots of WW2!

[peterryan]

I never thought there were still Mk.1’s around!

[mikeportjogger]

Thanks for this detailed look around. I have a soft spot for the Hurricane as my parents met whilst building them at Hawkers factory at Langley, West of London. Her sister and my uncle also met working there. At age 76, I am in the process of building an Airfix kit of a Hurricane so the detail from your video will be referred to a lot.

[DavidKing-phor]

Thanks for this one Bismarck. I always had a soft spot for the Hurricane. Not as glamorous as her older sister (spitfire), but exactly what was needed at the time. And she did well ;-) I honestly don't think the Hurricane gets the love she deserved

[MultiBenjiiii]

I did visit this Museum and what really impressed me was the sheer size of the Hawker Tempest, that thing is m a s s i v e

[rogerstevens]

My favourite WW2 aircraft. And the first Airfix model I ever made! Thank you for this excellent review of this classic aeroplane.

[benbovard]

I built a scale model of the Mk. 1 a couple years back. I know it usually gets overshadowed by the Spitfire, but I have a certain affinity for the Hurricane. I think I like it because it looks a bit more rugged.