As I had a few minutes spare, I finally got around to reading the October (yes, I know- i’m WAY behind) 2005 Flypast. More specifically, the ‘Salute to the Hurricane’ suppliment.
On page 21 of this, there is a picture of a two-seater Hurricane, in service with the Soviet Air Force. This has a sace for a rear facing machinegunner.
I was wondering how, in light of the additional weight, this configiration performed against foe. I mean- I assume it was re-designed to be a light bomber during Barbarossa, as opposed to a fighter, so (again I am guessing) armament would be perhaps two cannon and two small bombs. However, I would have thought that the standard Hurricane would have been a much better fighter than most aircraft the Soviet Union could have mustered at the time, so I am intregued as to why they decided to use the Hurricane as a light bomber, instead of perhaps using the I-16, or or other aircraft for ground attack.
Does anyone have any more information- even if just to shoot me down in flames!
I thought that this could provide a few moments entertainment and debate. Over to you comrades!
BARNOWL
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th January 2006 at 04:52
, I would have thought that the standard Hurricane would have been a much better fighter than most aircraft the Soviet Union could have mustered at the time,
The Hurricane was barely fast enough for escort missions for Pe-2s. It was probably in the LaGG-1/Mig-1 class of fighter… adequate but not great.
By: Malcolm McKay - 19th January 2006 at 23:16
As I had a few minutes spare, I finally got around to reading the October (yes, I know- i’m WAY behind) 2005 Flypast. More specifically, the ‘Salute to the Hurricane’ suppliment.
On page 21 of this, there is a picture of a two-seater Hurricane, in service with the Soviet Air Force. This has a sace for a rear facing machinegunner.
I was wondering how, in light of the additional weight, this configiration performed against foe. I mean- I assume it was re-designed to be a light bomber during Barbarossa, as opposed to a fighter, so (again I am guessing) armament would be perhaps two cannon and two small bombs. However, I would have thought that the standard Hurricane would have been a much better fighter than most aircraft the Soviet Union could have mustered at the time, so I am intregued as to why they decided to use the Hurricane as a light bomber, instead of perhaps using the I-16, or or other aircraft for ground attack.
Does anyone have any more information- even if just to shoot me down in flames!
I thought that this could provide a few moments entertainment and debate. Over to you comrades!
BARNOWL
New one to me – the only Russian two-seaters I knew of were some locally modified as trainers. Some being used as hacks as well.
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January 19, 2006 at 7:16 pm