Hawker Tempest II at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #hawker #tempest #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

6 May 1944, RAF Hucclecote Hawker Tempest Mark Vs, new and shiny, after leaving the Gloster Aircraft Company production line. #WW2 #HISTORY | British & Commonwealth Forces

The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon II, was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, intended to address the Typhoon's unexpected fall-off of performance at high altitude by replacing its wing with a thinner laminar flow design. Having diverged considerably from the Typhoon, it was chosen to rename the aircraft Tempest. The Tempest emerged as one of the most powerfu

Hawker Aircraft’s Tempest II - destined for Tiger Force, the end of the war and the advent of the jet engine meant the end for the type, although the Fury would soon see service thereafter #warbirds #ww2 #hawker #tempest #ww2history | Daniel J Wheatcroft

9.4K views · 289 reactions | Unboxing the Hawker tempest… Considered to be one of the finest aeroplanes of the Second World War, the Hawker Tempest V entered Royal Air Force Service in early 1944. This aircraft was fast, heavily armed and could better any fighter the Luftwaffe had in service. Recreate this WWII fighter with our 1:72 scale kit. Learn more here- https://ow.ly/im7650S6QGt  #Airfix #ScaleModelling #ScaleModels | Airfix | Facebook