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Tempest - Aircraft Profile - Hawker : Tempest

Tempest

Manufacturer : Hawker
Number Built : 1395
Production Began : 1943
Retired : 1949
Type : Fighter

The Hawker Tempest was a much improved development of the Typhoon and first flew in June 1943. and started service with the RAF in April 1944. mainly serving in the attack role in Europe against ground targets including the V1 Flying Bomb installations. It remained in service after the war until 1949 when it was eventually replaced by the Jet Aircraft. but continued for another 4 years in the Indian and Pakistan air forces. In total no less than 1395 Hawker Tempests were built. Speed: 426mph at 18,500 feet, Crew One. Range 800 miles. Armament: Four 20mm Hispano cannons mounted in the wings and a bomb payload of upto 2,000 lbs.

Tempest

Top Aces for : Tempest
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft.
NameVictories
James Edwards16.50
James Lindsay7.00
Pierre Closterman26.00
David Fairbanks12.50
Joseph Berry3.00


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