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1943
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•442 FLIGHT APRIL 29TH, 1943 IN ITS LATEST FORM Officially designated the Hurricane IID, this type with its two 40mm. cannons is more picturesquelyknown as ths Tank Buster. THE Hawker Hurricane has, without doubt, proved itself to be the most versatile weapon of thir war. Or, these pages the Hurricane is shown in a number of its many types—from the prototype which flew fa 1935 to the new 40 mm. canncn- armzd tank attack 11D model, which has played such a large part in the series of victories of the 8th Army. Our story deals almost exclusively with the deeds of the Hurricanes in the Middle East Command wherein, over a long period they have been fighters, bombers. Army co- operathn and close A<-my support airaaft rolled into one. At the same time, it must not be forgotten that the Hurri- canes bore the brunt of the Battle of Britain nor that they were our standard " cot's-eye " night fighters for a while. Hundreds of Hurricanes have also been delivered to the Russian Air Force, and the Russian pilots are very impressed by thei< fire powe' and flying qualities, The HarassingHurricane Its Exploits in the African Theatre: Qreece, Crete, Abyssinia, Somalilandt Eritrea TLKE the skiil, courage and devotion of the fighterpilots during the Battle of Britain. Take the deter-mination to oppose the enemy, no matter what tin: odds.and where the place. Take the perfect co-ordination of man and machine—and you have some assessment of the The Hurricane IIC as emp'oyed in the Middle East. It hastropical radiator and air intake, two 20mm. Hispano cannons in each wing, long range tanks which are interchangeablewith bombs and ejector exhaust stubs. To protect our merchant convoys out of the range of our landbased aircraft, a number of ships have been fitted with catapults to shoot off Mark 1 Hurricanes. When the fuel is exhaustedthe pilot either bales out or alights on the sea and is picked up.
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