Hawker Hurricane

1935 fighter aircraft family by Hawker

The Hawker Hurricane is a famous British military aircraft of World War II. This was the main fighter used by the RAF during the Battle of Britain. It was later outclassed by the Supermarine Spitfire. Sea Hurricane was a navalized variant, used by Fleet Air Arm.

Hurricane
Hurricane Mk I (R4118), which fought in the Battle of Britain
RoleFighter
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerHawker Aircraft
DesignerSydney Camm
First flight6 November 1935
Introduction25 December 1937[1]
Primary usersRoyal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Produced1937–1944
Number built14,583[2]
VariantsHawker Hurricane variants

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