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Willowdale, OntarioHawker Sea Hurricane
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk. XIIA (Serial No. BW850), coded BV-T, No. 126 (Fighter) Squadron, RCAF, patrolling from its base at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 9 Aug 1942. This Hurricane has been converted to the Mk. XIIA version by Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF). This aircraft retains its eight-gun wing and the tail hook.
While the Sea Hurricane never served in the Royal Canadian Navy, it was, ironically, operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. In late 1941, the RCAF found itself without any frontline fighters, having sent its earlier Hawker Hurricanes off to the UK along with 1 (Fighter) Squadron, RCAF, and was having a hard time procuring additional fighters to meet its needs.
For reasons that are still slightly unclear, the RCAF received 50 Sea Hurricanes in 1942. It is assumed that these aircraft, built in Thunder Bay, Ontario by Canadian Car and Foundry, were to be used as part of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Merchant Ship Fighting Unit (MSFU) based in Canada, but were diverted to the RCAF. These Sea Hurricanes were basically a Hurricane Mk. I with a tail-hook, catapult spools, a short blunt de Havilland spinner, and an eight gun wing. Harold A Skaarup Web Page
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Wikipedia Hawker Hurricane variants
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (51) Canadian Crewed (10) Canadian Manufactured (50) Canadian Museum (1)Sea Hurricane BW871
Stored at Dartmouth, as reserve aircraft for the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit of the RAF. With No. 126 (F) Squadron at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS when it stalled and spun into Pendant Harbour, NS on 22 July 1942. Pilot Flight Lieutenant C.F. Turner, a Canadian serving in the RAF, was killed.1942-01-08 Taken on Strength No. 118 (F) Squadron 2019-08-20
1942-July-22 Accident: 126 Squadron Loc: Dartmouth Names: Turner
1942-09-23 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments 2019-08-20
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