{"id":2302922,"date":"2026-06-19T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/hawker-hurricane-battle-of-britain-overlooked-hero\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:29:25","slug":"hawker-hurricane-la-batalla-de-gran-bretana-heroe-olvidado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/hawker-hurricane-battle-of-britain-overlooked-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"El caza que realmente gan\u00f3 la Batalla de Inglaterra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background 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It is one of the most beautiful machines ever built, and it has earned its legend. But it is, at best, only half the story.<\/p>\r\n<p>The aircraft that actually shot down more of the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940 was slower, older-looking, and partly covered in fabric. It was the Hawker Hurricane \u2014 and for eighty-five years it has flown in the Spitfire\u2019s shadow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f4f6f9; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 8px; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 24px 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: bold; color: #1565c0;\">Quick Facts<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\r\n<li><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Hawker Hurricane, designed by Sir Sydney Camm \u2014 the RAF\u2019s first monoplane fighter (in service 1937)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Myth vs reality:<\/strong> the Spitfire gets the glory, but the Hurricane did more of the fighting in 1940<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The numbers:<\/strong> Hurricanes were credited with about 656 of the 1,107 aircraft downed by Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain \u2014 over half<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Why:<\/strong> doctrine sent Hurricanes after the German bombers while Spitfires tackled the faster <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/messerschmitt-bf-109\">Bf 109<\/a> escorts<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Built tough:<\/strong> fabric-and-steel-tube construction made it rugged, cheap and quick to repair<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Older, Tougher, and Everywhere<\/h2>\r\n<p>Designed by Sir Sydney Camm as a monoplane evolution of the Hawker Fury biplane, the Hurricane reached RAF squadrons in 1937 \u2014 the service\u2019s first monoplane fighter and its first capable of more than 300 mph. Where the Spitfire was a sleek, all-metal thoroughbred, the Hurricane kept a traditional structure of steel tubing and fabric over much of the rear fuselage. It looked like yesterday\u2019s aircraft. That turned out to be a strength.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">The Numbers Don\u2019t Lie<\/h2>\r\n<p>When the Battle of Britain was over and the claims were tallied, the Hurricane came out on top. RAF Fighter Command credited it with roughly 656 of the 1,107 enemy aircraft destroyed \u2014 comfortably more than half, and more than the Spitfire. There were simply more Hurricanes in the fight: they equipped the majority of Fighter Command\u2019s squadrons that summer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%!important; max-width: 100%!important; height: auto!important; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/hawker-hurricane-battle-of-britain.jpg\" alt=\"A Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Hurricane squadrons made up the bulk of RAF Fighter Command in 1940. (Photo: Imperial War Museum \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">A Division of Labour<\/h2>\r\n<p>The two fighters were used differently, by design. Whenever possible, controllers sent the faster, higher-flying Spitfires to tangle with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 escorts, while the Hurricanes went for the bombers \u2014 the aircraft actually dropping high explosive on British cities and airfields. The Hurricane was ideal for the job: its thick wings made it a rock-steady gun platform, and its eight Browning machine guns were grouped close together for a concentrated, accurate burst.<\/p>\r\n<p>And when it got hurt \u2014 which it did \u2014 the Hurricane was far easier to patch up. A cannon shell that would write off a stressed-metal Spitfire wing often punched straight through a Hurricane\u2019s fabric, leaving a repairable hole. Ground crews could turn damaged Hurricanes around and get them back into the air fast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3iEjzWHtF4\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">The Workhorse of the War<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Hurricane\u2019s war did not end with Britain\u2019s skies. It fought across North Africa and Malta, was shipped in numbers to the Soviet Union, flew off catapult-armed merchant ships and carriers as the Sea Hurricane, dropped bombs as the \u201cHurribomber,\u201d and even hunted tanks with 40 mm cannon. More than 14,000 were built, in just about every role a fighter could be asked to fill.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%!important; max-width: 100%!important; height: auto!important; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/hawker-hurricane-bbmf-colour.jpg\" alt=\"A Hawker Hurricane in RAF markings\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">A preserved Hawker Hurricane in RAF wartime markings. Fewer than a dozen remain airworthy today. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>The Spitfire was the icon, and deservedly so. But the Hurricane was the workhorse \u2014 and in the summer that decided Britain\u2019s survival, the workhorse did the heavier lifting.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; font-style: italic;\">Sources: Imperial War Museum; Interesting Engineering; We Are The Mighty; Hush-Kit; Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\r\n<!-- mf-faq -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}<\/style>\r\n<h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2>\r\n<details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Did the Spitfire or the Hurricane win the Battle of Britain?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>While the Spitfire gets the glory, the Hawker Hurricane did the bulk of the fighting. 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Rugged and steady, it formed the backbone of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain in 1940.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Why did the Hurricane shoot down more planes than the Spitfire?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>RAF tactics played to each fighter's strengths: the more numerous, stable Hurricanes were sent against the German bomber formations, while the faster Spitfires tackled the escorting Bf 109s. With the bombers as their target, Hurricanes racked up the most kills.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Who designed the Hawker Hurricane?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>It was designed by Sir Sydney Camm, Hawker's chief designer. 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