General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.5 m

Width

12.2 m

Height

4.0 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Canadian Car

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Fort William

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

The Museum's Mk. XII was built in Canada in 1942. The aircraft was used as a trainer, then the RCAF stored it in various locations until its transfer to the Museum in 1964.

Canada

Canadian built/ first fighter mfr'd. in Canada

Function

single seat fighter airplane

Technical

The Hurricane was the first monoplane fighter produced by Hawker, and was available in substantial numbers at the beginning of Second World War. Hurricanes played a decisive role in the Battle of Britain and went on to fly on more fronts than any other British fighter. Canadian Car and Foundry manufactured 1 451 Hurricanes between 1938 and 1943. With increasingly heavy armament, Hurricanes served to the end of the war. Hurricanes were used in Canada for training and coastal patrols. Hurricanes equipped 26 RAF squadrons at the beginning of the Battle of Britain and shot down more enemy aircraft than all other defences combined. The RCAF received its first Hurricanes in August 1939, including those flown by Number 1 Squadron RCAF in the Battle of Britain. Later in the war, Sea Hurricanes were launched by catapult from ships at sea to defend convoys against air attack. A "tank buster" version with 40-mm cannons was used in North Africa.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

painted numbers "5584" on fuselage both sides; upper case "A" underlined on fuselage both sides; colour bars on both sides of rudder

Missing

N/A

Finish

top painted brown & gray camouflage pattern; underside painted pale blue; propeller spinner flat black

Decoration

roundels