During the Battle of Britain the RAF’s Hawker Hurricane fighter won lasting fame alongside the Supermarine Spitfire. Over 11,700 examples were eventually built of this versatile and deadly combat aircraft that fulfilled an incredible number of contrasting roles. Hawker Hurricane Manual provides a close-up look at the Hurricane’s construction together with insights into what it takes to own and fly this classic fighter and how engineers keep it airworthy, as well as the historical background of the aircraft’s illustrious Second World War combat history. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s two Hurricane IIc models are the centerpieces of this manual.
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Hurricane: Variations on a theme -- Hurricane Mk I, II, IIa, IIb, IIe, IId, IIe, III, IV, V |
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Canadian-built Hurricanes |
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Sea Hurricane -- Mk Ia, Ib, Ic, IIe, XIIa |
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Other Hurricane versions and projects |
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Foreign employment and manufacture |
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Hurricane facts and figures |
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How do refurbished Hurricanes differ from their original state? |
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Restoring a Hurricane -- Tony Ditheridge |
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Fabric covering -- Clive Denny |
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Power for the BBMF's Hurricanes |
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Case History 1 Peter Vacher and Hurricane Mk I, R4118 |
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Case History 2 Guy Black and Hurricane Mk XII, Z5140 |
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Case History 3 Tony Dyer: Build and own your own Hurricane |
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Displaying the BBMF's Hurricanes -- Squadron Leader Ian Smith, Officer Commanding, BBMF |
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Flying and displaying the Hurricane -- Squadron Leader Clive Rowley |
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The RAF's point of view in 1938 -- Squadron Leader J.W. Gillan |
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Thoughts of a Hurricane ground engineer -- Paul Blackah MBE |
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Tools and working facilities |
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Recommended lubricants and fluids |
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Appendix I Airworthy Hurricanes |
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Appendix II Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations |
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Appendix III Useful Contacts |
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Aircraft restoration expert Paul Blackah of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is co-author of the Haynes Manuals on the Spitfire, Lancaster and Messerschmitt Bf109. Malcolm V. Lowe is an aviation historian, and co-author with Paul of the Messers
