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9 Of The Most Notable Aircraft That Fought In The Battle Of Britain
Evolved from the Hawker Fury, an interwar biplane, the Hurricane took its maiden flight ... Beaufighters continued to make history, playing a major role in the Mediterranean.
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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
With all due love and respect to the Spitfire (including my personal experience sitting in the cockpit of one), the numbers don’t lie. Winner: Hawker Hurricane.
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Queen of the Hurricanes
The company primarily manufactured railway boxcars but now the Allies) needed Hawker Hurricane airplanes and quickly. The daunting task fell to Elsie MacGill. The 35-year-old Canadian was one of ...
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RAF Biggin Hill
An exterior view of St George's, the chapel at RAF Biggin Hill. A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside. (IWM RAF-T 6209) Features in: The importance of radar The ...
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World War Two - The Battle of Britain
In this collection of programmes, we hear from some of the battle's heroes, see the Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane fighter planes in action and discover why the Battle of Britain should always be ...
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RAF Biggin Hill
An exterior view of St George's, the chapel at RAF Biggin Hill. A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside. (IWM RAF-T 6209) The development of the Spitfire aeroplane during ...