Hawker Typhoon: The 1st British Fighter To Fly Faster Than 400 MPH
The Hawker Typhoon was originally designed to be armed with twelve .303-inch Browning machine guns, and it was set to be powered by a pair of next-generation 2,000-horsepower engines. The aircraft ...
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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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Falklands’ clear skies offer RAF Jets unparalleled freedom to train
Originally 1435 Flight was formed in 1941 as the Malta Night Fighter Unit (MNFU), operating Hawker Hurricane Mk.II fighters. That is why Typhoons today still retain their Maltese heritage ...
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This was their finest hour
Photo: Squadron Leader Douglas Bader, the renowned fighter ace, and fellow pilots study a caricature of Hitler painted on a Hawker Hurricane in October 1940. (IWM CH 1412) Features in: Mo Mowlam ...