The Most Unexpected Plane of WW2

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British Flight Sergeant James “Ginger” Lacey stared in horror from his Hawker Hurricane. A German Heinkel He 111 had just bombed Buckingham Palace—smoke still coiling into the sky. Ginger’s rage surged, and his Hurricane matched his intensity with a deafening roar from its 1,030-horsepower Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Moments earlier, Ginger had missed the Heinkel before it released its bombs. Now, he swore it would not escape. The Hurricane entered a dive at 340 miles per hour while unleashing the combined hell of its eight 7.7 millimeter Browning machine guns toward the fleeing German formation. Ginger clung to his target as the Heinkel’s defensive guns shredded the Hurricane’s wings, punctured its cooling system, and blew oil across its windscreen. His plane may not have been the fastest or most powerful fighter in the skies over Britain, but Ginger was about to find out why the Hurricane was the most unexpectedly important… --- Join Dark Skies as we explore the world of aviation with cinematic short documentaries featuring the biggest and fastest airplanes ever built, top-secret military projects, and classified missions with hidden untold true stories. Including US, German, and Soviet warplanes, along with aircraft developments that took place during World War I, World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and special operations mission in between. As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Skies sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect and soundtracks for emotional impact. We do our best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Skies is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas.