Skyraider Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I think a Hawker Hurricane needs to added to the quick build catalogue but also a ju87 Stuka would be nice combine these into a battle of britain dogfight double set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john redman Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Did Hurricanes ever oppose Stukas? The only encounters I can recall were against Spitfires - unless they met over Dunkirk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Boy Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I will check Wood and Dempster but i am sure that Hurricanes were involved in "Stuka Parties" over the channel in June and early July 1940. I recall reading of a Hurricane shot down by a Stuka when it inadvertently slid by and got in front of the Stuka. Many fighters were damaged or shot down by the rear gun fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 3 hours ago, john redman said: Did Hurricanes ever oppose Stukas? The only encounters I can recall were against Spitfires - unless they met over Dunkirk? Yes, I read that … On Aug. 18, British ace Flight Lt. Frank R. Carey led nine Hawker Hurricane fighters head on into a large formation of Stukas attempting to attack the radar station at Poling on the southeast coast of England. “I fired at one ahead of me—it stood straight up on its nose with flames coming out of it,” said Carey. The British destroyed 16 Ju 87Bs in that attack alone. Carey went on to bag 25 kills and become the RAF’s second highest-scoring Hurricane ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john redman Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 OK that's pretty conclusive, they did meet. Apparently when Spitfires went up against Stukas they had to lower their undercarriage as otherwise they overtook them too fast to shoot them down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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