Disambiguation evidence for Hurricane via surface form

"Hawker Hurricane"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Hawker Hurricane".

Predicate Object
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
aircraftConfiguration single-engine
airframeFeature enclosed cockpit
airframeFeature retractable landing gear
armament 12 × 0.303 in machine guns (some variants)
armament 4 × 20 mm Hispano cannon (some variants)
armament 8 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns (early variants)
armament bombs (fighter-bomber variants)
armament rockets (ground-attack variants)
construction mixed metal and fabric
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 1
designer Sydney Camm
engineType Rolls-Royce Merlin
enteredServiceWith RAF No. 111 Squadron
era World War II military aviation
firstFlight 1935-11-06
instanceOf fighter aircraft
instanceOf single-seat monoplane
introduced 1937
manufacturer Hawker Aircraft
maxSpeed approximately 340 mph (550 km/h)
notableFor major contribution to British victory in the Battle of Britain
notableFor shooting down more enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain than all other British defenses combined
numberBuilt 14000+
operatorType fighter squadrons
powerplantConfiguration liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range approximately 600 mi (965 km)
retiredFromRAF 1947
role fighter
role fighter-bomber
role ground-attack aircraft
serviceCeiling approximately 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
status retired from front-line service
successor Hawker Typhoon
successor Supermarine Spitfire
survivingExamples preserved in museums and private collections worldwide
usedBy Finnish Air Force
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedBy Royal Australian Air Force
usedBy Royal Canadian Air Force
usedBy Royal New Zealand Air Force
usedBy Soviet Air Forces
usedInConflict Battle of Britain
usedInConflict Battle of France
usedInConflict Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)
usedInConflict North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War