Hawker
Hurricane Mk 1

This model depicts the Aircraft of Squadron Leader Douglas R S Bader
No 242 Squadron, Royal Airforce

The Pilot

Douglas Bader
b: 21/2/1910
d: 5/9/1982
22 victories
captured August 1941 (france), released 1945
In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatics, he crashed and lost both his legs.
After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot.
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Hurricane Mk 1 Information
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| Role: |
Fighter |
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| Country: |
Great Britain |
| Manufacturer: |
Hawker |
| Introduced: |
1935 |
| No Produced: |
3164* / 14533** |
*mk 1 / **all variants