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Hurricane R4118 by Peter Vacher (Paperback, 2010)

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Hurricane R4118. Peter Vacher is the noted author of Hurricane R4118. He was born in London during the Blitz and was educated at Marlborough College. He currently owns a Battle of Britain Hurricane and lives in England with his wife Polly and three sons.

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In 1982, when he was travelling in India, Peter Vacher stumbled on the remains of a British plane - a Hurricane Mark 1, a veteran of the Battle of Britain. It was in a dreadful state. Could he restore it? Would it fly again? Not until 14 years later did he decide to act and after six years of wrangling he got the icon home. Then the truly difficult process of restoration began - a worldwide search for parts, careful reconstruction, flight testing - until in 2005 it flew again to the delight of thousands of enthusiasts. Along the way Peter reunited three auspicious veterans - Peter Thompson, Bunny Currant and Bob Foster - with R4118, men who had flown her during the war. To this date the aircraft's grace and splendour in flight is enjoyed by crowds across the UK.

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PublisherGrub Street Publishing

ISBN-139781906502737

eBay Product ID (ePID)93286884

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHurricane R4118

Publication Year2010

SubjectGovernment

TypeTextbook

AuthorPeter Vacher

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height241 mm

Item Weight408 g

Item Width170 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorPeter Vacher

TopicAircraft

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