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Snowbound - Tribute to No.439 Sqn RCAF by Ivan Berryman. On finals, Hawker Typhoon PD608 (5V-G) of 439 Sqn drifts over the threshold at a forward airstrip in Belgium after a mission during the winter of 1945. RB326 is waiting to take off, whilst others taxi in to their dispersal. |
Typhoon Single engine fighter with a maximum speed of 412 mph at 19,000 feet and a ceiling of 35,200 feet. range 510 miles. The Typhoon was armed with twelve browning .303inch machine guns in the wings (MK1A) Four 20mm Hispano cannon in wings (MK!B) Two 1000ilb bombs or eight 3-inch rockets under wings. The first proto type flew in February 1940, but due to production problems the first production model flew in May 1941. with The Royal Air Force receiving their first aircraft in September 1941. Due to accidents due to engine problems (Sabre engine) The Hawker Typhoon started front line service in December 1941.The Hawker Typhoon started life in the role of interceptor around the cost of England but soon found its real role as a ground attack aircraft. especially with its 20mm cannon and rockets. This role was proved during the Normandy landings and the period after. The total number of Hawker typhoons built was 3,330. |
| Top Aces for : Typhoon | |
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. | |
| Name | Victories |
| Billy Drake | 24.50 |
| Hugh Dundas | 11.00 |
| Dennis Crowley-Milling | 8.00 |
| John Stafford | 5.00 |
| James Lindsay | 7.00 |
| Basil Stapleton | 6.00 |
| J Baldwin | 15.00 |
| Gordon Sinclair | 10.00 |
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