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The Queen Of The Hurricanes

May 7, 2019 by Richard Baguley 20 Comments

Engineering isn’t just about inventing new things. Sometimes, it is all about doing things better, cheaper and faster. That was what Elsie MacGill did for the “Hurricane” fighter plane in World War II, earning her the nickname of “Queen of the Hurricanes”.

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