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 ...

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.

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 ...