Directly descended from some of the fastest most beautiful & most effective military aircraft of the 1930s the Hawker Hurricane was the RAFs first monoplane fighter & the hero of the Battle of Britain. This photographic study takes us under the skin of the aircraft to the very first principles of the design & construction of this beautiful fighter. Using archive & specially taken photographs many shot behind the scenes at AJD Engineering
- Hurricane restoration experts
- the author shows in detail how the Hurricane is put together revealing details rarely seen & providing a useful resource for the modeller & the aviation enthusiast.

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During the Battle of Britain the RAFs Hawker Hurricane fighter won lasting fame alongside the Supermarine Spitfire. Over 11 700 examples were eventually built of this versatile & deadly combat aircraft that fulfilled an incredible number of contrasting roles. This innovative manual provides a close-up look at the Hurricanes construction together with insights into what it takes to own & fly this classic fighter & how engineers keep it airworthy as well as the historical background of the aircrafts illustrious Second World War combat history. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flights two Hurricane IIc models are the centrepiece of this manual. ...

At the outbreak of World War II only 111 Squadron & a handful of others were equipped with the Hurricane. Thanks to sudden massive orders & a well-organized Hawker sub-contracting production to Gloster & General Aircraft more squadrons rapidly became operational. Cutting their teeth during the Battle of France it was during the Battle of Britain that the type excelled & came to form the backbone of Fighter Comm&. While the Hurricane was steadily overtaken by the Spitfire in the fighter defence role it remained the fighter of choice in North Africa & the Far East. Despite a large number being shot down in these far-flung conflicts many received hasty repairs & returned to the fray while more fragile designs were permanently grounded. The Hurricane may not have been the prettiest or the best-performing aircraft but as Francis Mason stated: The Royal Air Force was glad to get the Spitfireit had to have the Hurricane! ...

The revolutionary British-designed Harrier or ' Jump Jet' combat aircraft is capable of Vertical/ Short Take-off & Landing (V/STOL). During the Falklands War in 1982 RAF & Fleet Air Arm Harriers & Sea Harriers flew in action against the invading Argentinean forces. RAF Harriers have also seen active service over Bosnia in Desert Storm 1 & 2 & most recently in Afghanistan. The authors give detailed insights into the construction operation & maintenance of the entire Harrier family but with a particular focus on the RAF's GR3 Cold War warrior. ...

Does the sight of a soaring bird of prey make you catch your breath? Does the world of falconry intrigue you? Perhaps you are considering taking up this ancient sport? This book will guide you through the basics of choosing an appropriate species building suitable accommodation equipping your new bird ensuring proper diet & care & training your bird to fly free & hunt quarry. This is no small undertaking; beginners must be prepared for this sometimes overwhelming but always challenging sport. ...

December 1767. Alistair Douglas has been using the Decipherers a secret network of contacts in London to attempt to find two men implicated in a series of political murders in the mutinous American colonies. Rumours fly as anonymously printed attacks on the King & his ministers flow through the city. But frustratingly there are few leads. Douglas is therefore pleased when he is assigned to a new duty. He must travel to Paris & ensure the outlawed radical writer & politician John Wilkes returns to England -- the stipulation being that Wilkes must return of his own volition. It is soon clear there is a serious conspiracy afoot -- & John Wilkes is first on the list of suspects. But the Decipherers have reason to believe there is a highly placed intimate of the present government also involved.. . ...

Hawsmoor at Home should be covered in fingerprints & splashes of food as it's a great hands-on book to use every day. (Heston Blumenthal). ' When we started out we had a simple plan
- to open the best steak restaurant in London. We travelled the world searching for the perfect steak but discovered that beef from traditional breeds reared the old-fashioned way right here in Britain & cooked simply over real charcoal packed more flavour than anything we tried on our travels'. The critics have hailed Hawksmoor as one of the great restaurant openings of recent years. Their credo is simple: the best ingredients
- dictionary-thick steaks from Longhorn cattle traditionally reared in North Yorkshire by multi-award-winners " The Ginger Pig" dry-aged for at least thirty-five days simply cooked on a real charcoal grill. Their cocktails wines & desserts too have been applauded to the echo. " Hawksmoor at Home" is a practical cookbook which shows you how to buy & cook great steak & seafood & indeed much else (including how to cook the both the 'best burger in Britain' & the 'best roast beef in Britain'); how to mix terrific cocktails & choose wine to accompany your meal. Above all " Hawksmoor at Home" entertains & informs in the inimitable ' Hawksmoor' way."

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Hawthorn & Child are mid-ranking detectives tasked with finding significance in the scattered facts. They appear & disappear in the fragments of this book along with a ghost car a crime boss a pick-pocket a dead racing driver & a pack of wolves. The mysteries are everywhere but the biggest of all is our mysterious compulsion to solve them. In Hawthorn & Child the only certainty is that weve all misunderstood everything. ...

Stephen Gilmore & Lisa Glennon provide a timely update to this popular & highly readable account of family law. Noted for its accessibility this new edition of Hayes & Williams Family Law guides the student carefully through the legislation & case law helping them fully understand the topics & themes under discussion. The book is divided into two parts: part one deals with the law relating to adults & part two with the law connected to children. The book takes into account all major legal developments & provides valuable analysis along with straightforward & clear legal explanation. The authors challenge the reader to question policy legislation & court decisions. They address the crucial social & political context that plays an important role in shaping this fascinating & dynamic area of law. ...

Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again but he didnt say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. Its up to Rachel & Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frosts goblins with a little bit of help from the weather fairies: Crystal the Snow Fairy Abigail the Breeze Fairy Pearl the Cloud Fairy Goldy the Sunshine Fairy Evie the Mist Fairy Storm the Lightning Fairy & Hayley the Rain Fairy. Hayley the rain fairy is all adrift without her dazzling rain feather. Can Rachel & Kirsty reach it before the flood carries it away forever...? ...