Guillows hurricane wwii balsa plane model kitduring the famous battle of britain, more than three-fifths of the r. A. F. Fighter command's squadrons used hawker hurricanes. This immortal partner of the supermarine spitfire destroyed the german bombers while the spitfires engaged the messerschmitt bf-109's. The hurricane was the first combat aircraft capable of exceeding 300 m. P. H. , and it became the most versatile single-seat warplane to emerge from world war 2. This plane was used in the western desert conflict as a fighter-bomber and a modified version, called the sea hurricane, became the first single-seat fighter to serve with the fleet air arm. Wing span: 16. Scale: approx 1/30"