Hurricane - Sweat Shirt Avenger Gordon H Austin with nose

Gordon H Austin with nose art of 'Lighthouse Louie'

Curtiss merged with the Curtiss Motor Company in 1916 and established itself in Buffalo

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

also known as the Pioneer or G

Hurricane - Sweat Shirt Avenger Gordon H Austin with noseHawker Hurricane Designed by Sir Sydney Camm, the Hurricane first flew in 1935. It was used during the Battle of France, Operation Dynamo and the Battle of Britain where it became known as the 'workhorse' of the RAF. As a steady and robust gun platform it was tasked to attack the invading German bombers with great effectiveness. The Hurricane continued to be produced in many variants right through to the end of the war.