This article is about the Second World War piston-powered fighter aircraft. For the later jet-powered fighter aircraft, see Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Typhoon
Typhoon Ib "Dirty Dora" of 175 Sqn. being armed with concrete practice bombs in late 1943 at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
Role
Fighter-bomber
Type of aircraft
National origin
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Hawker Aircraft
Designer
Sydney Camm
Built by
Gloster Aircraft Company
First flight
24 February 1940
Introduction
11 September 1941
Retired
October 1945
Primary users
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Produced
1941–1945
Number built
3,317[1][2]
Developed into
Hawker Tempest
The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems were encountered and it never completely satisfied this requirement.[3]
The Typhoon was originally designed to mount twelve .303 inch (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns and be powered by the latest 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) engines. Its service introduction in mid-1941 was plagued with problems and for several months the aircraft faced a doubtful future.[3] When the Luftwaffe brought the new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 into service in 1941, the Typhoon was the only RAF fighter capable of catching it at low altitudes; as a result it secured a new role as a low-altitude interceptor.[4]
The Typhoon became established in roles such as night-time intruder and long-range fighter.[5] From late 1942 the Typhoon was equipped with bombs, these bomb-carrying aircraft being nicknamed "Bomphoon" by the press.[6] From late 1943 RP-3 rockets were added to its armoury. With those weapons and its four 20 mm Hispano autocannons, the Typhoon became one of the Second World War's most successful ground-attack aircraft.[7]
^Thomas and Shores 1988, pp. 165–166.
^Thomas 2000, p. 28.
^ abThomas and Shores 1988, p. 16.
^Thomas and Shores 1988, pp. 35–36.
^Thomas and Shores 1988, p. 34.
^Reed, A and Beamont, R; Typhoon and Tempest at War; (Allan, London; 1974.)
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