This Day in Aviation History
June 14th, 1938
First flight of the Hawker Hotspur.

The Hawker Hotspur was a Hawker Henley redesigned to take a Boulton-Paul semi-powered four gun turret. It was designed in response to Air Ministry Specification F.9/35, which required a powered turret as the main armament to replace the Hawker Demon….

Source:
Wikipedia, Hawker Hotspur: http://gstv.us/1UihPGd

The Hotspur was developed from the Henley and the Henley was developed from the Hurricane.

Wikipedia, Hawker Henley: http://gstv.us/1ZMwn2v

Wikipedia, Hawker Hurricane: http://gstv.us/1ZMvcA3

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