ADF-SERIALS
Australian & New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History

RAAF Hawker Hurricane Mk.I,II, IIb, IIc
3, 450 & 451 Sqns, RAAF

Powered by FreeFind

Site search
Web search

Hurricane IIc

     
A60 Hawker Hurricane Image Gallery                     3 Sqn, RAAF Hawker Hurricane Image Gallery
450 Sqn, RAAF Hawker Hurricane Image Gallery  451 Sqn, RAAF Hawker Hurricane Image Gallery
     
 

(See also A60 Hawker Hurricane)

  
     
 

The RAAF's 3, 450, and 451 Squadrons operated RAF serialled Hurricanes overseas in the North African desert in 1941 and 1942.

 
 

3, 450 & 451 Sqn RAAF Hurricanes
 
RAF Serial Type Aircraft History
P3722 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
274 Sqn, RAF.
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
Transferred to 274 Sqn, RAF.
P3725 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
33 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
Transferred to 71 OTU, RAF,
1 ADU, RAF,
27/01/1942 Written off.
P3763 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
33 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
Coded OS:B,
22/04/1941 Destroyed evacuation El Adem.

Image of P3763
P3765 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
33 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
Transferred to 71 OTU, RAF.
P3818 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
33 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
08/04/1941 Abandoned in flight near Tobruk.
P3822 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
Served with 3 Sqn.
Named "Pamela".
FL B R Pelly.
23/01/1942 Crashed.
22/03/1944 Struck Off.
P3967 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
Transferred to 6 Sqn, RAF.
P3977 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
274 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
17/06/1941 Missing in Action.
P3980 Mk.I Block 3, Hawker Aircraft Ltd  RR Merlin III, Feb 1940 - July 1940.
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
Transferred to 33 Sqn, RAF,
15/11/1941 Sergeant R B Price: killed; enemy action, 33 Squadron, RAF.
P5176 Mk.I Block 1/C Canadian Car and Foundry Company (CCF) , RR Merlin II and III Feb 1940-Aug1940
274Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,
07/04/1941 Force landed near Gazala and burnt.
V6367 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
33 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 451 Sqn, RAAF,

Note: the Serial range V5370 to V6529 was allocated to a batch of Bristol Blenheim IV's so this is likely to be an error.
Perhaps it should be V7367?
V7295 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
6 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 451 Sqn, RAAF,
10/10/1941 Flight Lieutenant Lewis Fry Malone (70443) missing believed killed;
Aircraft failed to return from operational flight near Bardia, Libya.
V7299 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF.
Transferred to 73 Sqn, RAF.
To 94 Sqn, RAF.
05/07/1941 Flying Officer C S Brocklebank: killed; aircraft accident at Port Fouad, Aden, 94 Sqn, RAF.
V7347 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF.
05/04/1941 Shot Down near Barce.
V7353 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
Served with 451 Sqn.
Mk1 09/41 TAC/R conversion.
Flown into Tobruk under siege by FLt Geoffrey Morey-Mower for local TAC/R use.
Hidden in camouflage revetment near sea.
To 73 Sqn, RAF.
23/04/1941 Sergeant T S Marshall: injured, enemy action over El Gubbi Aerodrome near Tobruk, Libya,  73 Squadron.
V7414 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF.
Destroyed on evacuation El Adem.
V7424 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
From 73 Sqn, RAF,
Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF.
 23/05/1941 Lost.
V7429 Mk.I Block 4, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, RR Merlin III, July 1940 - Feb 1941.
Served with 451 Sqn.
V7484 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 6 Sqn.
Cr 4MAR41 near Mersa el Brega.
V7492 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 73 Sqn.
Transferred to 73 Sqn.
V7552 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 73 Sqn.
Shot Down 19FEB41 by Bf110s Mersa el Brega.
V7557 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Struck Off 22FEB41.
V7558 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 33 Sqn.
Transferred to out.
V7566 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 73 Sqn.
Transferred to out.
V7567 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Missing 5APR41.
V7728 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 73 Sqn.
DBR 14JUL41 in air raid Mersa Matruh.
V7756 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Missing 16JUN41.
V7757 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Transferred to 73 Sqn.
V7758 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Transferred to 136 Sqn.
V7770 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 73 Sqn.
Transferred to out.
V7772 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From RAF 73 Sqn. FO Alan Rawlinson.
Transferred to RAF 208 Sqn.
V7775 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn, RAAF.
20/09/1941
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Joseph Anthony BYERS (40078)
V7779 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Mk1, 09/41.

Hurricane Mk.I/trop V7779
V7797 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
V7834 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Transferred to 73 Sqn.
V7858 Mk.IIc Served with 3 Sqn, RAAF,

To 274 Sqn, RAF,
28/02/1942 Shot down by fighters -  Plt Off J Buckley (RAF) bailed out - safe
W3355 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.

Hurricane Mk.Is

W9155 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.

Hurricane Mk.Is

W9320 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 80 Sqn.
Transferred to 74 OTU.
W9346 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
W9355 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 80 Sqn.
Transferred to 335 Sqn.
W9359 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4036 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn 1942.
Z4092 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4097 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4100 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4162 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Transferred to 208 Sqn.
Z4163 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 80 Sqn.
Transferred to 213 Sqn.
Z4177 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4196 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4201 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 80 Sqn.
Transferred to out.
Z4204 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 80 Sqn.
Transferred to 74 OTU.
Z4205 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Transferred to 213 Sqn.
Z4351 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4388 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4416 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.

Hurricane Mk.I

Z4424 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4554 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4619 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4640 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4641 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Mk1 9/41 named "Olive II".

Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey F. Morley-Mower in Hawker Hurricane Tac. R Mark I, Z4641 ("Olive II"), of No. 451 Squadron RAAF
Z4695 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4707 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4771 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Mk1 12/41
TAC/R conversion.

Hurricane Mark I
Z4779 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4789 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.
Z4795 Mk.II Served with 451 Sqn.

Hurricane Mk.I/trop Z4795
Z7000 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
From 80 Sqn.
Transferred to 30 Sqn.
Z7779 Mk.I Served with 451 Sqn.

3 Hurricane Mk.IIc/trops. HL983/A, KZ115/B and F.
AS990 Mk.I Served with 3 Sqn.
Transferred to 73 Sqn.
BN114 Mk.IIb Served with 451 Sqn 1942.
BN162 Mk.IIb Served with 451 Sqn, Coded M.
BP172 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn, Coded W.
BP518 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn, Coded X.
BP541 Mk.IIb Served with 451 Sqn.
HL842 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn.
17/10/1942 Missing
HL847 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn.
17/10/1942 Missing (possible duplicate/error for HL842?)
HL983 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn, Coded A.

Hurricane IIc

HV673 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn.
KZ115 Mk.IIc Served with 451 Sqn, Coded B.

3 Hurricane Mk.IIc/trops. HL983/A, KZ115/B and F.
 
 

Hawker Hurricane   Hurricanes  Hurricane Mk.I/trops  Line-up of Hurricane IICs being overflown by one of the Typhoon Mk IBs  No. 10 Sqn Indian Air Force Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island, Burma 4-8-1945. 2 RAAF members of 10 Sqn IAF, PO Eric Evans of Newcastle, NSW, and PO WH Cobber Pye of Ultimo, NSW with FO MM Crishna and an unidentified Indian Officer and Hurricane "K for Kangaroo"

  
     

The author of this page is Brendan Cowan

Source: National Archives, Chris Jamesson, Terence Geary, Bob Livingston, Gordon Birkett, RAAF Status Card, British Military Aircraft Serials 1911-1979 (Bruce Robertson), We Together, 451 and 453 Squadrons at War - Adam Lunney, www.rafcommands.com ,

Emails: Gordon Birkett, Jason Stagg, Greg Ryan, Martin Edwards, Tristan Masterson.

Updated 23 July 2020
     

It is our policy to only show historical events, no current operational information will be displayed on this website.
 "The ADF-Serials team give permission to use the content of this page, excluding images, providing that it contains an acknowledgement to the adf-serials team and any other listed sources."