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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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The Doctor and the Pilot Who Saved the Eyesight of Millions
On Aug. 15, 1940, Royal Air Force pilot Gordon Cleaver scrambled into the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane and lifted into the sky. A wave of Luftwaffe bombers was thundering across the English ...
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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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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Supermarine Seafire
With the Hawker Hurricane being adapted for service as ... to the rise of the carrier-borne jet fighter. Today in Aviation History is a series highlighting the achievements, innovations, and ...