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Montreal, QuebecHawker 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
Wikipedia Hurricane
Harold A Skaarup Web Page
Hurricane - Kestrel Publications
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (454) RCAF 400 Squadrons (36) Canadian Crewed (377) Canadian Manufactured (1605) Canadian Museum (2)Hurricane Mk. XII 5730
Delivered to long term storage pending delivery of radiators, issued from storage on 7 March 1944, on loan to BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan). Category "C" crash on 6 Apr 1944 while being operated by No. 1 Advanced Tactical Training Detachment at RCAF Stn Greenwood, Nova Scotia; hard braking caused the a/c to nose over after landing. Category "A" crash on 7 August 1944, while being operated by No. 1 Advanced Tactical Training Detachment at RCAF Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Mid-air collision with Hurricane #5734 at 12:30 local time, both aircraft came down near Gaspereau Lake, Nova Scotia. Pilot Officer L.J. Morris in #5730 was killed. Pilot Officer G.A. Geddes in #5734 survived with minor injuries.1943-01-15 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1944-April-06 Accident: 1 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Melles
1944-04-06 Accident Category D 2022-02-10
1944-August-07 Accident: 1 Operational Training Unit Loc: Kentville Names: Geddes | Morris
1944-08-07 Accident Category A 2022-02-10
1944-09-04 Struck off Strength written off by No. 4 Repair Depot 2022-02-10
Hurricane 5734
Hurricane Mk. XII 5734
Delivered to long term storage pending delivery of radiators, issued from storage on 6 April 1944, for use at No. 1 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec. Category "A" crash on 7 August 1944, while being operated by No. 1 Advanced Tactical Training Detachment at RCAF Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Mid-air collision with Hurricane #5730 at 12:30 local time, both aircraft came down near Gaspereau Lake, Nova Scotia. Pilot Officer L.J. Morris in #5730 was killed. Pilot Officer G.A. Geddes in #5734 survived with minor injuries.1943-01-20 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1944-August-07 Accident: 1 Operational Training Unit Loc: Kentville Names: Geddes | Morris
1944-08-07 Accident Category A 2022-02-10
1944-09-05 Struck off Strength written off by No. 4 Repair Depot 2022-02-10
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Bagotville QC
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