The first carrier borne Sea Hurricane kill was recorded on July 31 1941, by Sea Hurricanes operating from HMS Furious. The type must have been operational some months sooner with development occurring from mid to late 1940 to early 1941. However, this does not mean that all Sea Hurricanes used 16lb boost right from the beginning. I suspect that the 16lb boost mod was not made until late 1941/early 1942. Brown, in Wings of the Navy, mentions that it was used for the Sea Hurricane IC which had the Hurricane IIC, 4 x 20mm cannon wing, grafted onto a Sea Hurricane IB airframe.
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