Hawker Hurricane Mk IID
Hawker Hurricane Mk IID JV-Z BP188 6 Squadron,
Middle East Air Force, late 1942.
Scale 1:144 Wingspan 3.3" (84 mm)
Base size 4" (100 mm) square (No. 1)
Weight not including base 1.27 ozs (37 grams)
Total number of models produced 26
The strength of the Hurricane wings made an ideal gun platform to sling
the massive Vickers 'S' 40 mm cannon from, thus equipped (plus two 0.303
inch machine guns) it became an extremely effective tank buster. No. 6 Squadron
was formed in 1914 and in October that year it began operations led by Captain
Hugh Dowding (later Lord Dowding.) In 1942 it was the first Squadron to
operationally deploy the Hurricane lID and on the 26th October 1942 destroyed
no fewer than 16 of Rommell's tanks. Again on 22nd March 1943 the Squadrons
Hurricane lID's destroyed 32 tanks in just three hours. Post-war 6 Squadrons
unofficial badge became the Flying Canopener to commemorate its tank busting
days with Hurricane lID's.
