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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots’ heroic performance in winning ...
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9 Of The Most Notable Aircraft That Fought In The Battle Of Britain
As the premier fighter of the RAF, tacticians assigned the pilots to engage with German fighters at high altitudes while the less capable Hawker Hurricane defended Britain from bombers.
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RAF Biggin Hill
A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside ... describes its evolution from seaplane to world-famous fighter. The production of Spitfires during World War Two.
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Queen of the Hurricanes
In the early years of Second World War, fighter planes were in short supply ... railway boxcars but now the Allies) needed Hawker Hurricane airplanes and quickly. The daunting task fell to ...
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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) Mo Mowlam analyses the ...
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RAF Biggin Hill
A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside ... The events of the 15th September. From the Fighter Command control room in Uxbridge, Richard Holmes describes the RAF ...