The Hawker Hurricane is a fighter design from the 1930s. It was less famous than the Supermarine Spitfire but contributed more to the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. Some 14,000 were built by the end of 1944. The majority of Hurricanes were built by Hawker (which produced them until 1944) with Gloster Aircraft making most of the rest. The Austin Motor Company built 300. In later years, some production shifted to the Canada Car and Foundry (where one engineer Elsie MacGill became known as "Queen of the Hurricanes"). In all some 14,000 Hurricanes and Sea Hurricanes were produced.