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title: An Impressive Flight of the New "Hurricane II" Fighter Aircraft
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/new-hurricane-ii-fighter-aircraft-uk-1939/
description: A photograph of six Hurricane II fighters in formation, with text on the type's armament and engine. Tagged by technique, with source and rights.
section: Collection
---

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# An Impressive Flight of the New "Hurricane II" Fighter Aircraft

A photograph of six Hurricane II fighters in formation, with text on the type's armament and engine. The tell for card stacking is that the 'improvement' over the Hurricane I and its Battle of Britain success are stated without any performance figures or comparison.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
AN IMPRESSIVE FLIGHT OF
THE NEW "HURRICANE II" FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

THE "HURRICANE II" provides an improvement upon the performance of the "Hurricane I," which was used with such success against German raiders in the Battle of Britain. There are two versions of the "Hurricane II," one with twelve machine-guns, the other with four 20mm. cannon, and each is fitted with an improved "Merlin" engine.

[emblem:] FOR FREEDOM
[sheet mark:] E.A. 4.
```

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