Hawker Hurricane Mk.I RAF, Flying Officer W.L. McKnight, No 242 Canadian Sqn., RAFColtishall, Dec 1940

1/48 scale pre-finished.
Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Canopy slides open.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Landing gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down.
Propeller is metal.
Extremely sought after by collectors.

The Hawker Hurricane was the first British single-engine fighter and the first single wing aircraft
with retractable landing gear as well as an enclosed cockpit and 8 machine guns. The Hurricane
went into operational service in December 1937 with the RAF 111 Squadron. The Hurricane is
usually over looked as a major player in the BoB because of the Spitfire but 80% of the 1,792
German aircraft shot down were because of the Hurricane. There were 14,533 Hurricanes
produced in all variants.



F/O William L. “Willie” McKnight was born in Alberta Canada and on November 6, 1939 joined the
No. 242 All Canadian Squadron. He was attached to the 607 & 615 Squadrons for the Battle of
France. During the BoB he was again with the 242 Squadron as wingman for Douglas Bader. By
the end of 1940, P/O McKnight had claimed 17 kills, plus 2 shared and three unconfirmed but
some say 23 victories. January 12, 1941 Canada’s first Ace in WWII never returned from the
Calais area. Willie McKnight was the recipient of the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) and Bar.
Here is a link to another site so you can read a more in depth biography of
F/O William L. “Willie” McKnight


Specifications for the Hawker Hurricane Mk. I
Manufacturer – Hawker Industries
Country – UK
First Year of Service – 1937
Production _ 14,583
Crew – 1

Dimensions
Length – 31.4 ft (9.57 m)
Wingspan – 39.99 ft (12.19 m)
Height – 13.12 ft (4.0 m)

Weight
Empty – 4,982 lb (2,260 kg)
Maximum Take-Off – 6,446 lb (2,924 kg)

Performance
Powerplant
1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin III 12-cylinder Liquid-cooled Producing 1,030 hp
2 Bladed Propeller
Later Production Powerplant – 3,164 x Merlin III producing 1,029 hp with a Three-Blade Propeller
Maximum Speed – 318 mph (511 kmh / 276 kts)
Maximum Range – 460 miles (740 km)
Service Ceiling – 35,991 ft (10,970 m)
Rate of Climb – 2,520 ft/min (768 m/min)

Armament
Early Production
Hardpoints – 2
Machine Guns – 8 x 7.7 mm Colt-Browning in Wings
Later production
Machine Guns – 8 or 12 x 7.7 mm Colt-Browning in Wings
Hispano Canons – 4 x 20 mm in the Wings
Optional
Bombs Under-Wings
2 x 250 lb
or
500 lb
8 x Unguided Rockets Under-Wings
2 x 40 mm Canons Under-Wings