books.google.co.uk - The Hawker Hurricane was the Raf's first monoplane fighter, and it dragged the air force into a position where it could defend Britain in its 'hour of need'. Prior to the Battle of Britain, a number of squadrons equipped with the fighter had seen action firstly in the 'Phoney War', and then during the...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Hurricane_Aces.html?id=RzZQIn2QheUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHurricane Aces