Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a British WWII fighter aircraft Hawker Hurricane, which despite of be eclipsed by Spitfires was produced in over 14000 units during the war and caused the 60% of the Luftwaffe losses during the Battle of Britain.

Matchbox firstly tooled the Hurricane in the first year of the brand, tooled in 1972. As the popular topic it is amongst hobbyists, it was released several times during years and in 1989 the moulds were upgraded to produce Matchbox PK-49 (40049) Hurricane Mk.IID/IIC.

The original Hurricane had two different box arts, the second introduced in 1982, but keeping decal sheet and content. Decal sheet contained two RAF markings, dated 1941.