In 1936 Hawker Aircraft Ltd bought a piece of land at Langley, Slough, to build an airfield and factory. The factory was finished by the end of 1938 and was already producing Hurricane aircraft at the rate of one per day!

At its peak in 1942, five aircraft were being produced per day!! One Hurricane was kept on site to defend the factory but it was never needed.

Hawker Hurricane Plane "The Last of Many" pictured on ground, along with the men who worked on her

Surprisingly very few bombs fell on or near the factory during the war. Hawker Aircraft Ltd made other aircraft too at Langley - the Typhoon, the Tempest, the Fury and the Sea Fury.

Model of Prototype Hawker Tempest V

What name would you give to a fighting aircraft if you designed one?
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