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Hurricane P3681 |
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Type : Hurricane |
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| 11th July 1940 | Hurricane flown by Sergeant A.W.Woolley was on patrol off Selsey when pilot Woolley was forced to bale out after an attack on a Heinkel 111. The Hurricane was written off. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Hurricane P3681 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
| Name | Info | |
| Woolley, A. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Woolley, A. W. | Woolley, A. W. Sergeant A.W.Woolley joined No 601 Squadron on July 5th 1940 from No 604 Squadron, where he had been since the outbreak of war. Woolley was on patrol in his Hurricane (P3681) off Selsey on the July 11th 1940 when he was forced to bale out over the Isle of Wight after an attack on a Heinkel 111. His aircraft was written off, he survived suffering burns. In another Hurricane (V7238), on August 26th 1940 he crashed at Great Totham, Essex but survived the crash. Sergeant A.W.Woolley was shot down a total of three times during the Battle. | |
| Squadrons for : Hurricane P3681 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Hurricane P3681. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.601 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 14th October 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of London (Auxiliary) Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.601 Sqn RAF | No.601 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Hurricane | ||
| A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Hurricane is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Hurricane 
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | |
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