Editing Hawker Hurricane (section)

===Night fighters and intruders===
[[File:Hurricane IIC 87 Sqn RAF in flight 1942.jpg|thumb|Wartime colour photo of Hurricane IIC ''BE500'' flown by Sqn Ldr [[Denis Smallwood]] of [[No. 87 Squadron RAF|87 Squadron]] in the RDM2 ("Special Night") scheme and used on intruder operations 1941–1942.]]
Following the Battle of Britain the Hurricane continued to give service; through [[the Blitz]] of 1941 it was the principal single-seat night fighter in Fighter Command. F/Lt. [[Richard Stevens (RAF officer)|Richard Stevens]] claimed 14 Luftwaffe bombers flying Hurricanes in 1941. In 1942 the cannon-armed Mk.IIc performed further afield, as a night intruder over occupied Europe. F/Lt. [[Karel Kuttelwascher]] of [[No. 1 Squadron RAF|1 Squadron]] proved the top scorer, with 15 Luftwaffe bombers claimed shot down. The year 1942 also saw the manufacture of 12 Hurricane II C(NF) night fighters, equipped with pilot-operated air interception Mark VI radar. After a brief operational deployment with No. 245 and [[No. 247 Squadron RAF]] during which these aircraft proved too slow for operations in Europe, the aircraft were sent to India to serve with [[No. 176 Squadron RAF]] in the defence of Calcutta.<ref>Marchant 1996, pp. 53–54.</ref> They were withdrawn from service at the end of December 1943.<ref>Thomas 1996, pp. 550–554.</ref>