Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Hawker: Hurricane
From Graces Guide
Note: This is a sub-section of Hawker.
Type
- Fighter
Designers
Manufacturers
- Hawker Aircraft
- Gloster Aircraft Co (2,750)
- Canadian Car and Foundry (1,400)
- Austin (300)
Production Dates
- 1937-1944
Number produced
- 14,074
Engines
Fighter. The RAF's first monoplane fighter. 14,074 built. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin II and Merlin III engine, the maiden flight of the first production aircraft took place on 12 October 1937. The first four aircraft to enter service with the RAF joined 111 Squadron at RAF Northolt the following December, and by the outbreak of World War II, nearly 500 Hurricanes had been produced, and equipped 18 squadrons.