diamant Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi I have just found an interesting pictures in the Australian War Memorial web site. It shows a Hurribomber fitted with four small bombs under each port wing. http://cas.awm.gov.au/PROD/cas_disp_pkg.pr...s_level=Public# Does someone know more about this type of conversion?.It is the first time I see that kind of arrangements for bombs fitted on a Hurricane. It is a really interesting one. Many thanks in advance Kind regards Santiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Eisenman Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Looks like the "universal carrier" that was used on Swrodfish, Lysanders, and IIRC some Blenheims. http://freespace.virgin.net/john.dell/LSbomb.JPG It may be just a regualr fighter with the racks added. This is more the HurriBomber http://cas.awm.gov.au/PROD/cas_disp_pkg.pr...ss_level=Public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi Santiago was thinking exactly the same a Steven looks like something rigged up in the field- great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hi I don’t know why the first link that I posted is broken. You can find the picture here, (Australian War Memorial / Collection database / Collections Search http://cas.awm.gov.au/ putting: Search: MED0125 Conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945 The summary of the picture state: Cyrenaica, North Africa. c. 26 November 1941. An armourer adjusts the bombs on a Hurri-bomber in the Western Desert. These adapted Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft are doing good work in the Libyan offensive. In a damaging raid on enemy transport on the road from El Adem to Acroma a squadron of Hurri-bombers destroyed an average of three vehicles each. Thanks. Yes I thought the same. By reading carefully the summary, I imagine than more than one Hurricane was modified with this type of rack. I wonder if we can find something more. I guess that the first thing could be to know which squadron of Hurricane operated in Cyrenaica, North Africa at that moment (November 1941). Knowing the squadron could make more easy to find pictures of those Hurricane. I guess. Does someone have any idea of the squadron? Kind regards Santiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Here is another picture putting: Search: MED0117 Conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945 The summary of the picture state: Cyrenaica, North Africa. c. 1941. Straight from the battle front is the bomb-carrying Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft which are being employed as artillery in the Libyan offensive. Operating in close co-operation with armoured columns they have been plastering Nazi troop positions with anti-personnel bombs. Armourers load bombs into the bomb racks. I hope more information will appear about these Hurricane Santiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) can't get to my books at present but will have a look at what i got later, unless someone else comes up with an answer. lookslike 3Sqn RAAF were out there with Hurris Edit: the other photo shows that the hurri is a mkI so definitely NOT a Hurribomber- like i said before great find Santiago! http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/MED0117 Edited February 9, 2009 by walrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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