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Old 08-01-2008, 11:53 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Not well up in this area. The hurricane was Alloy structure airframe with the alloy skinned front half and fabric covered rear. No wood used in the construction i dont think.
Kev
Quite right Kev, I was sure that I'd seen a restoration photograph in a recent 'Flypast' style magazine of a Hurricane with its skin off, and the back end being plywood. It's not though, it's a tubular metal spaceframe. I must have just dreamt it...
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