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Decisive Weapons Season 2 · Episode 1

The Forgotten Fighter: Hawker Hurricane

8th September 1997 Season 2 Episode 1

Documentary looking at the design and role of the Hurricane during the Battle of Britain and World War II, and how it actually played a larger and more important role than the Spitfire, which is usually credited with repelling the Luftwaffe's air attacks in 1940. Ex-pilots talks about the plane and its qualities.

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Season 2 · Episode 2

Wings Over the Ocean: Aircraft Carrier

First invented by the British during the First World War, the aircraft carrier was frowned on by traditionalists. But Japanese recognition of the carrier's potential led to the devastating 1941 attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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