Hawker Hurricane
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The Hawker Hurricane is a single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s"“1940s that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Hurricane developed through several versions, as bomber-interceptors, fighter-bombers, and ground support aircraft in addition to fighters. Versions designed for the Navy were popularly known as the Sea Hurricane, with modifications enabling their operation from ships. Some were converted to be used as catapult-launched convoy escorts. By the end of production in July 1944, 14,487 Hurricanes had been completed in Britain and Canada.
A major manufacturer of the Hurricane was Canadian Car and Foundry at their factory in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario. The facility's chief engineer, Elsie MacGill, became known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes". The initiative was commercially led rather than governmentally, but was endorsed by the British government; Hawker, having recognized that a major conflict was all but inevitable after the Munich Crisis of 1938, drew up preliminary plans to expand Hurricane production via a new factory in Canada. Under this plan, samples, pattern aircraft, and a complete set of design documents stored on microfilm, were shipped to Canada; the RCAF ordered 20 Hurricanes to equip one fighter squadron and two more were supplied to Canadian Car and Foundry as pattern aircraft but one probably did not arrive. The first Hurricane built at Canadian Car and Foundry was officially produced in February 1940. As a result, Canadian-built Hurricanes were shipped to Britain to participate in events such as the Battle of Britain. Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) was responsible for the production of 1,451 Hurricanes. Wikipedia and Harold A Skaarup Web Page
Hurricane - Kestrel Publications
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RCAF Owned (454) RCAF 400 Squadrons (36) Canadian Crewed (377) Canadian Manufactured (1605) Canadian Museum (2)Hurricane Mk. XII 5420
Delivered to No. 4 Training Command for No. 135 (F) Squadron at Mossbank, Saskatchewan on 5 August 1942. To Western Air Command on 12 February 1943, for No. 135 Sdn. Crashed into sea on 22 March 1943 10 miles south of Sidney Island, after mid-air with Hurricane 5417, in turbulence. 5417's prop removed most of the tail of this aircraft. Sgt. M.A. Beazer was seen to parachute, but drowned before being rescued.1942-08-05 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1942-September-26 Accident: 135 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Beazer | Wheeler
1943-March-22 Accident: 135 Squadron Loc: South Of Sydney Is Names: Beazer | Foster
1943-03-30 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2020-10-04
Hurricane 5417
Hurricane Mk. XII 5417
Delivered to No. 4 Training Command for No. 135 (F) Squadron at Mossbank, Saskatchewan on 5 August 1942. Category B crash after running out of fuel on 4 September 1942 at Scotsguard, Saskatchewan with No. 135 Sdn. To Western Air Command on 6 February 1943 Coded "V". During a 4 a/c submarine exercise, there was a mid-air collision with Hurricane #5420 on 22 Mar 1943; #5417 cut off the tail of #5420 and it crashed. #5417 managed to recover safely. Another Cat "C" crash at Patricia Bay on 25 Mar 1944, with No. 135 Sqn. To stored reserve with No. 3 TC on 4 Aug 1944. Available for disposal with No. 1 AC from 17 Sep 1945, stored at Brantford, ON. Had 351:15 airframe hours on that date. Stored at Dunnville, Ontario when struck off.1942-08-05 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1942-September-05 Accident: 135 Squadron Loc: Scotsgard Names: Walcroft
1943-March-22 Accident: 135 Squadron Loc: 10 Mile South Of Sydney Is Names: Beazer | Foster
1943-April-09 Accident: 135 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Names: Foster | Hayes | Robinson
1943-May-29 Accident: 135 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Harley
1947-06-30 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale. 2019-08-20