Video: Outdated or underrated? The Hurricane in WW2

The first RAF aircraft to fly over 300mph, the Hawker Hurricane became a legendary aircraft. Over half of every enemy aeroplane destroyed in the Battle of Britain was by a Hawker Hurricane, not a Spitfire. The Hurricane is known for being a reliable workhorse of the Battle of Britain, but also went on to serve in nearly every major theatre in the Second World War, and even as a bomber. In this video, Graham Rodgers gives us a tour of Sydney Camm's magnificent design, as well as into the cockpit of this veteran Battle of Britain aircraft at Duxford.

Book tickets to IWM Duxford now to catch the Hurricane spotlight exhibition, running 27 Dec - 19 Feb: https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/Hurricane-unsung-hero

Visit the Battle of Britain hangar at IWM Duxford: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

View and licence the archive film clips used in this video on IWM Film: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/mycollections/index/2929

CREDITS Photo of Hurricane production at Brooklands via https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/ Photo of Beatrice Shilling via https://www.kenleyrevival.org/