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Image: Hawker Hurricanes at Lille-Seclin - Royal Air Force 1939-1945 Fighter Command C460

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Description: Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fighter Command Ground staff play with a ball next to a No 85 Squadron Hurricane at Lille-Seclin, November 1939. Note the fabric-covered outer wings characteristic of early-production aircraft. These were initially chosen to ensure a faster rate of production, but were soon substituted for stressed-skin metal wings. Visible also is the Watts fixed-pitch wooden propeller and the gas detection patch painted below the cockpit.
Title: Hawker Hurricanes at Lille-Seclin - Royal Air Force 1939-1945 Fighter Command C460
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//169/media-169088/large.jpg This is photograph C 460 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer, Hensser, H (Mr)
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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License: Public domain
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