Hurricane Aces 1939–40 (Aircraft of the Aces)

the Hawker Hurricane Was The Raf's First Monoplane Fighter, And It Dragged The Air Force Into A Position Where It Could Defend Britain In Its 'hour Of Need'. Prior To The Battle Of Britain, A Number Of Squadrons Equipped With The Fighter Had Seen Action Firstly In The 'phoney War', And Then During The Disastrous Campaign In France. Pilots Like 'cobber' Kain Had Achieved Impressive Scores In The Face Of Overwhelming Luftwaffe Forces, And Although The Raf Lost No Less Than 386 Hurricanes During The Blitzkried, It Gave Many Pilots Valuable Experience. Hawker Fighters Outnumbered Spitfires During The Battle Of Britain By Three To One, And Downed Far Mor Aircraft. Overseas, A Handful Of Pilots Put Up Stiff Resistance Against Germany's Italian Ally In Libya And Egypt, And Also Over Malta. Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain by three to one, and actually downed more Luftwaffe aircraft than the famous Spitfire. Hurricanes had provided the first RAF aces of the war in France during the Blitzkrieg, and they are described in this volume. The last of the three Hurricanes gently bumped down on the grass strip at Rouvres and the pilot throttled back and rolled out in the direction of his dispersal.