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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Hurricane
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The chief plane used in the *Battle of Britain, with far more of them in service than the later and faster *Spitfire. When the prototype of the Hawker Hurricane flew in 1935 (only a year before the Spitfire) it was the first plane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph) in level flight and fully loaded.
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