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Author O'Toole, Tony, author

Title Hawker Hurricane : and Sea Hurricane / Tony O'Toole ; with Martin Derry and Neil Robinson
Published Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Aviation, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series FlightCraft ; 3
FlightCraft ; 3
Contents Cover; Introduction; Origins; Into Battle; Outclassed; The Middle East; Hurricanesin the Far East; All at Sea; The Hurricane's Last Gasp; Foreign Operators; Hurricane Weapons; Hawker Hurricane Variants; The Hawker Hurricane in Model Form
Summary When Sidney Camm's masterpiece, the Hawker Hurricane, entered RAF service in late 1937 it quickly became one of the most important aircraft in Britain's military arsenal, especially in the first three years of the Second World War. This title covers the history of this iconic design, from the prototype and the initial production variants' entry in to RAF service, through its development and use, first as a day fighter, and then night fighter, intruder, fighter-bomber, catapult-launched and then carrier-based fighter, and eventually dedicated ground attack machine. The Hurricane served in eve
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Subject Fighter planes -- Markings -- Great Britain
Hurricane (Fighter plane) -- Design and construction
Hurricane (Fighter plane) -- History
Hurricane (Fighter plane) -- Models
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Fighter planes -- Markings
Hurricane (Fighter plane)
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Derry, Martin, author.
Robinson, Neil (Neil W.), author.
LC no. 2016301779
ISBN 9781473851337
1473851335
1473827256
9781473827257
1473851017
9781473851016