Hobby Master RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fighter - JX-E/BE581, Karel Kuttelwascher, "Night Reaper", No.1 Squadron, RAF Wittering, England, 1942 (1:48 Scale)

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RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fighter - JX-E/BE581, Karel Kuttelwascher, "Night Reaper", No.1 Squadron, RAF Wittering, England, 1942 (1:48 Scale)

Hobby Master RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fighter - JX-E/BE581, Karel Kuttelwascher, "Night Reaper", No.1 Squadron, RAF Wittering, England, 1942

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Hobby Master HA8652 RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc Fighter - JX-E/BE581, Karel Kuttelwascher, "Night Reaper", No.1 Squadron, RAF Wittering, England, 1942 (1:48 Scale) "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, commenting on the British airmen in the Battle of Britain

The Hawker Hurricane was the first monoplane to join the Royal Air Force as a fighter aircraft, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 300-mph in level flight. Often compared with the sleek-looking Supermarine Spitfire, the Hurricane, in actuality, shouldered the brunt of the fighting during the "Battle of Britain", equipping more than three-fifths of the RAF's Fighter Command squadrons. When it lost its edge as a dogfighter in 1941, the Hurricane took on a number of other roles, including ground attack missions and maritime combat air patrols.

The Hurricane Mk.IIC (Hurricane Mk.IIA Series 2) was a Hurricane Mk.IIA Series 1 equipped with new and slightly longer propeller spinner, and fully replaced the machine-gun armament with four 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.II cannons, two per wing. Hurricane IIA Series 2 became the Mk.IIC in June 1941, using a slightly modified wing. The new wings also included a hardpoint for a 500 or 250 lb (230 or 110 kg) bomb and, later in 1941, fuel tanks. By then performance was inferior to the latest German fighters, and the Hurricane changed to the ground-attack role, sometimes referred to as the Hurribomber. The Mk.also served as a night fighter and intruder with about three quarters converted to fighter bombers. There were 4,711 IIcs built by Hawker between February 1941 and July 1944.

Pictured here is a 1:48 scale replica of a RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc fighter that was nicknamed "Night Reaper", and attached to No.1 Squadron then deployed to RAF Wittering, England, during 1942. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 10-inches
Length: 8-inches

Release Date: June 2019

Historical Account: "Kut" - Karel Kuttelwascher (nickname "Kut") was born in Czechoslovakia and in August 1940 went to England and joined the RAF No.1 Squadron in October 1940 flying Hurricane Mk. Ia. Kut scored his first RAF victory on April 8th, 1941. In July 1941, the squadron was re-equipped with Hurricane Mk. IIc and carrying out night intruder missions. Kuttelwascher's aircraft wore a red banner on the starboard side that said "Night Reaper" and on May 4th, 1942, he shot down three He-111's. Kuttelwascher ended WWII with 18 confirmed victories and two DFC's.