Hurricane Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/hurricane/ Mechanically-minded travel Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:35:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Hawker Hurricanes on show at IWM Duxford https://mechtraveller.com/2023/01/hawker-hurricanes-on-show-at-iwm-duxford/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/01/hawker-hurricanes-on-show-at-iwm-duxford/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:53:35 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8535 IWM Duxford opened a new temporary exhibition last week (27 Dec) highlighting the role Hawker Hurricanes played during WW2. Hurricane: Unsung Hero features seven aircraft – quite a significant gathering considering there are now only 14 airworthy Hawker Hurricanes in the world. They include four Hurricane Mk 1s, a Mk 2 B (2-seater), a Mk […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2023/01/hawker-hurricanes-on-show-at-iwm-duxford/feed/ 0 Why Russian Pilots Were Not Impressed By The Hawker Hurricane https://mechtraveller.com/2019/08/why-russian-pilots-were-not-impressed-by-the-hawker-hurricane/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/08/why-russian-pilots-were-not-impressed-by-the-hawker-hurricane/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:25:29 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5074 We think of the Hawker Hurricane as the workhorse of the Battle of Britain and, while generally acknowledged to be not as fast or glamourous as the Spitfire, most pilots found it to be a highly efficient gun platform that could take a lot of punishment. Most, but not all. Some 14,500 Hurricanes were built […]

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