I’ve seen some of these Brownings crop up every now and then, purportedly for Belgian Hurricanes.
However, my understanding is that of the locally produced Hurricanes, only around 3 or 4 were ever made (out of an original order of 80).
To further confound matters, if I recall correctly, these 3 or 4 were fitted with a specialised 13.2mm version of the 50 cal (two in each wing).
Which would mean, certainly of the 13.2mm version, that very few were produced, and that any would still be around would be a minor miracle. But of the 20 or so Hurricanes that were ordered from Britain, I am assuming that those would have BSA produced Brownings? If not, is there any evidence that Belgian Hurricanes ever utilised the FN produced 7.92mm Brownings?
Edit: Apologies, I forgot to include an example:
By: TEXANTOMCAT2 - 22nd October 2024 at 20:14
There were a few NOS wooden cases containing two .303 aircraft Brownings floating around a few years ago. They were deactivated in the U.K.
If I recall correctly they were from Portuguese stocks and were FN made and of course the Portuguese operated Hurricanes amongst other .303 equipped types so perhaps that answers the question?
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October 22, 2024 at 12:10 pm