Belgian Hurricanes and 13mm HGs

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daveh
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Belgian Hurricanes and 13mm HGs

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Post by daveh » 18 Feb 2014, 18:29

While looking at
http://www.aviationheritage.eu/nl/conte ... nrard-h-26
I noticed this (in translation)
H34. …. was flown, on March 14, 1940 by Cpn Arend to Nivelles to test the installation of 13mm MG .
I assume this in fact refers to testing the 12.7mm browning MGs that several sources mention as being the intended armament of the licence Belgian licence built Hurricanes.

A name, Georges Lecomte, is given but no book, site or further information is given.

Does anyone have further details regarding these tests or the source of this information?

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Re: Belgian Hurricanes and 13mm HGs

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Post by Idomeneas » 02 Mar 2014, 19:06

Maybe it is referred to 13,2mm machine guns built by FN

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Re: Belgian Hurricanes and 13mm HGs

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Post by Prosper Vandenbroucke » 02 Mar 2014, 19:42

I didn't find Belgian Hurricane with 13mm machine guns
Here below you will found a link to a page of the site Aero:
http://vvjack.be/PORTAIL/articles.php?pg=art115
About Georges Lecomte, he is the co-author with André Bar, Daniël Brackx, Cynrik De Decker, Jean-Louis Roba and Jacques Schelfaut of this book:
http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/article3352.html
Kindly regards and sorry for my poor english
Prosper :wink:

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Re: Belgian Hurricanes and 13mm HGs

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Post by JBbelgium » 29 Aug 2014, 19:42

According to this Polish site, the Hurricanes built by Belgium had four 13.2mm FN-Brownings as armament. The ones that were delivered by Britain had eight 7.65mm Browning. The 13.2mm guns were like American 12.7mm Brownings but used 13.2 * 99mm ammo like the guns on the T15 tank.

http://www.dws-xip.pl/encyklopedia/lothurricane-be/

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