Neither flashy nor powerful, Hurricane was seen as less than ideal, but when her single Rolls-Royce Merlin XX V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine ignites to speed, it hums the sound of a reliable fighter. Here she flies with matt black paints, anti-glare panels fitted over the engine exhausts for night-fighting missions.

Hello! I am Hurricane Mk.IIC, doing what counts to serve Britain on her fateful day against Luftwaffe forces. How may I be of service?