TEMPEST IN A TEA POT by me109glen

Vue • Military • posted on Feb 06, 2009

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The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used in the war.

Comments (9)

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hartafire

5:39PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

COOL

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flavia49

5:44PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

very nice!

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neiwil

6:11PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

Like the cover of an old 'Commando War Stories' book from my youth.Brilliant.

353Cathedral

8:44PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

I believe the Hawker Tempest was originally conceived as an air-superiority fighter to succeed the Hurricane; however, it proved its worth as a fighter-bomber, which along with the P-47 Thunderbolt, was particularly effective against German ground targets. Freight trains were possibly the most frequent targets to the point that locomotive crews refused to show up for work because the Tempest and Thunderbolt attacks made their jobs almost suicide missions.

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