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Type F.N.1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1937-1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 70/O/428
Faster aircraft speeds made it hard for gunners to control their machine guns. Frazer-Nash produced a hydraulically powered turret which included a shield for the gunner. The ‘lobster back’ turret was fitted to the Hawker Demon fighter.
Hawker Hurricane Wreck
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1940-31 AUG 1940, In Storage, 79/A/1722
Hawker Hurricane I P3175 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Company and issued to No. 257 Squadron in August 1940. From 17 August onwards it was flown most often by Pilot Officer Gerard Hamilton Maffett.
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1997, Cosford, Hangar Two, X001-2501
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's principal fighter during the Battle of Britain. It could outclimb and outgun the RAF's Hurricanes and Spitfires. However, its limited range allowed pilots only twenty minutes flying time during raids over south-east England.
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- RAF Northolt
- RAF Tangmere [2]
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