The Hawker Hurricane - the forgotten star of the Battle of Britain.

"Uneven Odds" by Robert Taylor
From the Military Gallery
Queens Parade Place, Bath, BA1 1NN
England

The Hawker Hurricane

the RAF's forgotten fighter star of the Battle of Britain.

HurricaneGuide-UK Where to see the Hurricane in the UK	HurricaneGuide-RW Where to see the Hurricane in the rest of the World
Specs. Types and Specifications	Links Information sources and Links
Hurricane Blood Line What happened before (and after)	Hurri V. Spit Better than the Spitfire?

The prototype, K5083, was first flown at Brooklands on November 6 1935 by chief test pilot P.W.S. 'George' Bulman and many of the Hurricanes used by the RAF in the crucial defence of this country during the Battle of Britain originated at Brooklands. In all some 2,800 Hurricanes were completed and flown out of this site.

How the last Hurricane was made - was this the last major aircraft to be made to the same basic methods as the earliest "stick and string" planes? It still proved capable of delivering the goods !

V1.7 - 24 June 2009.