The Hurricane Story
Published on 10. July 2020
128 pages
978-0-7524-8516-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Hawker Hurricane won lasting fame in the service of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Over 11,700 examples were eventually built of this versatile and deadly combat aircraft, fulfilling an incredible number of contrasting roles. Its design, development and production are described in detail, as are the Hurricane's widely varied operational roles during the Second World War, both at home and overseas. Full details are given of production figures, production variants, and operational service with all RAF and RN squadrons and units.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Product notice
Fixed format
File size
61,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-8516-4 (9780752485164)
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Peter R. March
The Hurricane Story
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06/2007
The History Press Ltd
€31.15
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PETER R. MARCH is an aviation author, photojournalist and pilot. He was the editor of the Royal Air Force Yearbook for twenty-two years and has produced two special editions marking the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the Battle of Britain. Peter is the author of seventy-two aviation books, including 50 Years of the Red Arrows (The History Press), and has had nearly 8,500 original photographs published since the mid-1950s. As contributing editor, he continues to produce the Old Timers vintage, warbird and classic aircraft section in Pilot magazine.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Monoplane Fury
- Hawker's Hurricane
- Early Action
- Battle of Britain
- Night Fighting
- Hurricanes over Malta
- Second Generation Plus
- Biplane Hurricane
- Diverse Duties
- Hurricat
- Helping Russia
- Mediterranean and Middle East
- Far East
- Sea Hurricane
- Foreign Deliveries
- Post-war
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- Hurricane Survivors
- Preserved Hurricanes
- Appendix I: Specifications
- Appendix II: Hurricane Milestones
- Appendix III: Production
