History's Greatest Aircraft

3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Friday 1 August

Hawker Hurricane

Season 3 Episode 5

The Hawker Hurricane was the first RAF aircraft to fly over 300mph. Over half of every enemy aeroplane destroyed in the Battle of Britain was by a Hurricane, not a Spitfire

History's Greatest Aircraft airs on Sky History 2 at 3:00 AM, Friday 1 August. (Subtitles.)

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