| Another possible reason was that the timber framed construction of the British aircraft, and certainly the Hurricane, was found to be unsuitable for the steamy humid atmosphere of the far east. I know that this is the reason why the American designed Waco (Hadrian in British service) glider was preferred in the CBI theatre to the timber and canvas Horsa. The Waco had a tubular steel skeleton which didn't rot or warp.
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