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The Hawker Hurricane: without which there would not have been a Battle of Britain. This rugged fighter operated in all climates, from the Arctic to North Africa and Asia. Hurricanes were flown from merchant ships on convoy protection against hostile Luftwaffe Condors. They also served with Allied Air Forces during and after the War.

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The Hawker Hurricane: without which there would not have been a Battle of Britain. This rugged fighter operated in all climates, from the Arctic to North Africa and Asia. Hurricanes were flown from merchant ships on convoy protection against hostile Luftwaffe Condors. They also served with Allied Air Forces during and after the War.
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Philip Birtles joined the de Havilland Aeronautical School as an engineering apprentice in September 1957. Following training, he joined John Cunningham-- the chief test pilot as PA. Philip was then appointed deputy PR Manager at Hawker Siddeley Aviation, before moving to BAe Dynamics Group at Stevenage as PR Manager. A return was made to Hatfield with responsibility for customer acceptances for the BAe.146 airliner, until the factory closed in early 1994. Philip has written some 40 books on aerospace, his first one being published in 1980 and has been involved with the de Havilland Aircraft Museum for over 40 years.