HAWKER

HAWKER
Fury, Hind & Hurricane
The Yugoslav Story
Operational Record 1931-1941
Izdavač: LeadenSky Books
Autor: Aleksandar M. Ognjević
Jezik pisanja: engleski
ISBN 978-86-917625-3-7
Prilog: Miroslav D. Šljivić

Nakon Prvog svetskog rata Velika Britanija je imala solidnu vazduhoplovnu industriju koja je RAF-u i narastajućem civilnom vazduhoplovstvu isporučivala odlične vazduhoplove, motore i opremu. Jedna od vodećih kompanija je bila i Hawker Aircraft Limited (do 1933 je bila pod nazivom H.G. Hawker Engineering Co.) koja je britanskoj avijaciji u celini kao i mnogim svetskim vazduhoplovstvima vrlo uspešno plasirala svoje odlične avione. Vodeći inženjer konstruktor u Hokeru je bio Sidni Kem (Sydney Camm) koji je bio direktno „odgovoran“ za nastajanje mnogih čuvenih aviona među kojima su i Fjuri, Hind i Hariken, čuveni vazduhoplovi za koje smo i mi sami vrlo snažno vezani. Dva od ova tri pomenuta aviona (Fjuri i Hariken) su svojevremeno bili kičma lovačke avijacije VVKJ i licencno su proizvođeni u našim fabrikama. Sva tri vazduhoplova su aktivno učestvovala u Aprilskom ratu 1941. kada su sa Kosovskim krstom na krilima branili svoju otadžbinu od daleko nadmoćnijeg protivnika. U knjizi Hawker - The Yugoslav Story (Operational Record 1931-1941) autor Aleksandar M. Ognjević nam znalački na 196 stranica u dvanaest poglavlja predstavlja kompletnu priču u vezi sa nabavkom Fjurija, Hinda i Harikena, njihovom proizvodnjom i upotrebom u VVKJ od njihovog prispeća do kraja operativne upotrebe. Svaki avion je obrađen odličnim tekstom koji je bogato začinjen opisima/svedočanstvima samih pilota i ostalih aktera njihovim iskustvima u letenju/održavanju u mirnodopskom i ratnom vremenu što knjizi daje poseban značaj. Takođe, svako poglavlje je ilustrovano sa odličnim setovima vrlo kvalitetnih fotografija od kojih su neke objavljene po prvi put. Za maketare i ljubitelje vazduhoplovstva je posebno interesantno 12. poglavlje u kojem su obrađene kamuflažne šeme i oznake na ova tri aviona u toku celokupne upotrebe u VVKJ kao i u vazduhoplovstvima u kojima se našlo nekoliko primeraka Fjurija i Harikena kao ratni plen ili prodaja istog. Odlične kolorne profile koji u mnogome doprinose bogatstvu ove knjige potpisuje takođe dokazani autor Dragan Šaler.

Ovakve knjige su više nego dobro došle jer u njima nalazimo mnogo bitnih informacija iz naše istorije (vazduhoplovne i opšte) koje su zbog političkog slepila ili ostrašćenosti bile skrajnute dugo vremena. Sa druge strane, veoma je bitno da nadolazeće generacije dobiju kvalitetan izvor informacija o ovom delu naše vazduhoplovne istorije koja je bila veoma dinamična u svakom pogledu. Knjigu toplo preporučujem i mogu slobodno ta tvrdim da nikoga neće ostaviti ravnodušnim.

HAWKER
Fury, Hind & Hurricane
The Yugoslav Story
Operational Record 1931-1941
Publisher: LeadenSky Books
Author: Aleksandar M. Ognjević
Writing language: English
ISBN 978-86-917625-3-7
Contribution: Miroslav D. Šljivić
Translation: Nikola D. Rađenović
After the First World War, Great Britain had a strong aviation industry that supplied the RAF and the growing civil aviation with excellent aircraft, engines, and equipment. One of the leading companies was Hawker Aircraft Limited (until 1933. it was called H.G. Hawker Engineering Co.) which very successfully marketed its excellent aircraft to British aviation as a whole as well as to many world air forces. The leading construction engineer at Hawker was Sydney Camm, who was directly "responsible" for the creation of many famous aircraft, including the Fury, Hind, and Hurricane, famous aircraft to which we are very tightly attached. Two of these three mentioned planes (Fury and Hurricane) were once the backbone of the VVKJ fighter aircraft and were produced under license in our factories. All three aircraft actively participated in the April War of 1941, when they defended their homeland from a far superior opponent with the Kosovo Cross on their wings. In the book, Hawker - The Yugoslav Story (Operational Record 1931-1941), the author Aleksandar M. Ognjević expertly presents a complete story on 196 pages in twelve chapters regarding the acquisition of the Furies, Hinds, and Hurricanes, their production and use in the VVKJ from their arrival to end of operational use. Each plane has an excellent and rich description with testimonials of the pilots and other actors and their experiences in flying and maintaining both in peacetime and wartime, which gives this book a special significance. Furthermore, each chapter has a great set of high-quality photos and illustrations, some of which were published for the first time. For modelers and aviation enthusiasts, Chapter 12 is especially interesting, which deals with camouflage schemes and markings on these three planes during their entire service in the VVKJ, as well as in other air forces which have several Furies and Hurricanes as war booties or from purchasing. Excellent color profiles that contribute to the richness of this book are the work from the proven author Dragan Šaler.
Books like this are more than welcome because we find a lot of important information from our history (aviation and general) in them, which have been cut off for a long time due to political blindness or passion. On the other hand, future generations have to receive a quality source of information about this part of our aviation history that has been very dynamic in every way. I warmly recommend the book and freely claim that it will not leave anyone indifferent.