File:100 years of the RAF MOD 45163625.jpg
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British English: Hurricane I's of No. 111 Squadron RAF lined up at RAF Northolt in 1938. The squadron was the first to be equipped with the Hawker fighter, receiving its first aircraft at the start of the year.
The Hawker Hurricane is one of the classic fighters of all time, designed and built for war. It was at the forefront of Britain’s defence in 1940, and it played a major part in achieving the victory of 1945. The Hurricane was the first British monoplane eight-gun fighter, the first RAF aircraft to exceed 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) in level flight, and the first production fighter with a retractable main undercarriage. During the Battle of Britain, RAF Fighter Command fielded more Hurricanes than Spitfires, and Hurricanes achieved a similarly greater proportion of combat kills during the Battle. A remarkable total of 14,533 Hurricanes were built, and the aircraft served operationally on every day throughout hostilities, in every operational theatre and in many roles. At the end of World War Two in 1945, Hurricanes were still in the front-line helping to ensure final victory in the Far East.
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Date and time of data generation | 15:28, 14 February 2018 |
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Headline | 100 years of the RAF |
Credit/Provider | MoD/Crown copyright 1938 |
Source | RAF |
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Author | Air Historical Branch-RAF, Air Historical Branch-RAF |
City shown | Northolt |
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Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 08:21, 23 February 2018 |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 08:00, 6 February 2013 |
Color space | sRGB |
Image width | 3,600 px |
Image height | 2,260 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 08:05, 26 February 2018 |
Category | MOD |
Writer | Harland Quarrington |
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IIM version | 2 |
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