The document provides details on several British military aircraft from World War II, including the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane fighter planes as well as the Avro Lancaster bomber. It describes the key features and variants of the Spitfire, such as its elliptical wings and bulged or bubble canopies. For the Hurricane, it notes the rounded wingtips, framed canopy, and large air cooler under the fuselage. Finally, it briefly presents the Avro Lancaster bomber.

1. Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster
Section 1
Historic
aircraft
Lesson 1
487 (Kingstanding & Perry Barr) Squadron

2. Spitfire and Hurricane
Spitfire LF1Xc
Hurricane Mk 11c
Spitfire
Elliptical wings, some clipped
Bulged or later bubble canopy
Most have air scoop under the nose
Various longer engines
Rounded or later more pointed fin
Air coolers under the wing
Some have canon in wings
Many variants frequently displayed
in the UK
Hurricane
Rounded wing tips
Framed canopy
Large cooler under fuselage
Rounded fin
Some have canon in wings
Several variants frequently
displayed in the UK

3. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.11a
Elliptical wings, bulged canopy

4. Supermarine Spitfire LF1Xe
Elliptical wings, bulged canopy, under nose scoop, wing cannon

5. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.X1Vc
Clipped wing tips, bulged canopy, wing cannon

6. Supermarine Spitfire FR.X1Ve
Cut down rear fuselage, bubble canopy, longer engine, taller fin

7. Supermarine Spitfire PR.X1X
Longer engine, contra rotating propellers, bulged canopy, taller fin

8. Supermarine Seafire FXV11
Shorter engine, bubble canopy, taller fin, arrester hook under tail

9. Hawker Hurricane Mk.4
Rounded wingtips, framed
canopy, rounded fin, wing
canon

10. Hawker Hurricane 11c
Rounded wingtips, rounded fin, large air scoop under
fuselage, framed canopy, wing canon

11. Hawker Hurricane Mk12
No wing canon

12. Hawker Sea Hurricane 1b
No wing canon, arrester hook

13. Avro Lancaster B.Mk.1

14. Avro Lancaster B.Mk.1

15. Avro Lancaster B.Mk.1

16. Test
• 10 slides
• View for three seconds
• May be jokers

17. 1

18. 1. Hawker Hurricane X11a

19. 2

20. 2. Avro Lancaster B. Mk.1

21. 3

22. 3. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb

23. 4

24. 4. Supermarine Spitfire PR.X1X

25. 5

26. 5. Avro Lancaster B. Mk.1

27. 6

28. 6. Hawker Hurricane Mk.X11a

29. 7

30. 7. Supermarine Spitfire HF.V111c

31. 8

32. 8. Joker Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

33. 9

34. 9. Supermarine Spitfire PR.X1X

35. 10

36. 10. Supermarine Spitfire FR18E

37. end