| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PR536 |
| Other Marks: | OQ-H |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Tempest |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Tempest |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Tempest Mk2 |
| C/n (msn): | [ PR536 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
| Photo Date: | 28 December 2012 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 56407 |
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Problems with the Centaurus engine resulted in long production delays and, with the end of the war in sight, orders were trimmed. Many surplus aircraft were handed over to the Royal Indian Air Force and PR536 became HA457 in Sept. 1947. Six ex-Indian Tempest IIs were shipped back to the UK in 1979 and this example in the RAF Museum is actually a composite of three aircraft. The forward fuselage of PR536 is supplemented by the wings and the rear fuselage of unidentified Tempest IIs. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 April 2018, and has since been viewed 290 times. |