Editing Hawker Hurricane (section)

===Aircraft carrier operations===
{{Main|Hawker Hurricane variants}}
[[File:Hawker Sea Hurricanes of the Fleet Air Arm, based at RNAS Yeovilton, flying in formation, 9 December 1941. A9534.jpg|thumb|Sea Hurricane Mk.IB in formation, December 1941]]

The [[Hawker Hurricane variants#Sea Hurricanes|Sea Hurricane]] became operational in mid-1941 and scored its first kill while operating from {{HMS|Furious|47|6}} on 31 July 1941. During the next three years, [[Fleet Air Arm]] Sea Hurricanes were to feature prominently while operating from Royal Navy [[aircraft carriers]]. The Sea Hurricane scored an impressive kill-to-loss ratio,<ref>Shores et al., 1987</ref>{{refn|''Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942'' records 28 Sea Hurricane victories against eight losses during [[Operation Harpoon (1942)|Operation Harpoon]] and [[Operation Pedestal]]. |group=N}} primarily while defending [[Malta Convoys|Malta convoys]], and operating from [[escort carriers]] in the Atlantic Ocean. For example, on 26 May 1944, Royal Navy [[Sea Hurricane]]s operating from the escort carrier [[HMS Nairana (D05)|HMS ''Nairana'']] claimed the destruction of three [[Junkers Ju 290|Ju 290]] reconnaissance aircraft during the defence of a convoy.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/5533906/Lt-Cdr-Sammy-Mearns.html "Obituary of Lt-Cdr Sammy Mearns."] ''The Telegraph'' 14 June 2009. Retrieved: 20 September 2010.</ref>