Banking well over the vertical the pilot of a Hawker Hurricane fighter executes an amazing side-slip manoeuvre revealing the power-plus-streamline design of this formidable warplane, which is now re-equipping Royal Air Force defence squadrons. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine which develops 1,050 h.p. the Hurricane has an impressive performance and is capable of high speed combat and interception work. Eight guns, housed in the wings and aligned to give a storm of forward fire, have earned
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