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Hawker Hurricane
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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Hawker Hurricane a versatile bomber aircraft that was the backbone of
Royal Air Force defense in
World War II. It carried two 40-mm guns and two Browning machine guns.Compare
Spitfire.
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