Talk:Hawker Hurricane in Yugoslav service/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Nick-D (talk · contribs) 23:00, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

I'm very much looking forward to reading this article, and will post a review over the weekend. Nick-D (talk) 23:00, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Comments

The article is in great shape, and my comments are pretty limited:

• What role were the Hurricanes purchased in 1938 intended to fill - were they to be used as fighters, or as fighter bombers, and were they replacing another type?
  • They were in addition to obsolescent types (like the Hawker Fury) that remained in service, and other modern aircraft like Bf 109s that were also purchased around the same time. You can imagine the confusion with Hurricanes and Yugoslav Bf 109s flying against German Bf 109s... I've noted that they were deployed in the fighter/interceptor role. Do you think I need to add anything about other types?
    • That does the trick for GA class, but if the sources go into greater depth it would be a good addition for A-class (where I hope this is headed) Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
• Do we know how combat ready the Hurricane-equipped units were at the time of the German invasion? (eg, were the pilots well trained, and were a high proportion of the aircraft serviceable?)
  • Of the 44 aircraft purchased and built, 41 were serviceable. Do I need to state that explicitly? I've stated that explicitly. Unfortunately the best objective source I'm aware of on such matters was the British military attache, but his reports tapered off around the time the Hurricanes went into service, so I'm not aware of any source on the quality of the pilot training. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:48, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
    • Sorry, I missed that figure (which is impressively high). Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
• "The complaints fell on deaf ears within the RAF, and the squadron operated Hurricanes until the end of the war." - it could be noted that while the Hurricanes were outdated, the RAF was also still using them as fighter bombers in combat at the time in Burma (not sure if they were still using them in the Mediterranean)
  • I think No. 6 Squadron might have been operating MkIVs too, I'll check.
    • Added a bit about No. 6 Sqn.
      • Looks good Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
• Are there any sources to support a "Survivors" section describing the aircraft in the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade and any others that still exist? Nick-D (talk) 11:14, 4 September 2016 (UTC)
  • Added section about the example at the Museum, not aware of any other examples. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:28, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
    • Also looks good. I'm very pleased to pass this nomination. Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Assessment

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