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The Hector was the last of a long line of biplanes designed by Hawker. The adoption
of the in-line Napier Dagger engine caused a change to the centre of gravity and dictated that the elegant
swept wing of the Hind ancestor was replaced by a straight design. However, it was still some 17
mph faster than the AW Atlas whose place it took and, more importantly, faster than a Hawkinge co-located
rival fighter squadron!
Here is an album of pictures of the last biplane to be operated by the squadron covering the period from
February 1937 to July 1938:
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