| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | MN235 |
| Military Code: | I8-T |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Typhoon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Typhoon |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Typhoon Mk1B |
| Licence-built by: | Gloster |
| C/n (msn): | [ MN235 ] |
| 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: | 8 October 2013 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 629192 |
| Photo Comment |
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The sole surviving complete Typhoon on display at RAFM Hendon. With the covers off, one gets a good look at the Napier Sabre 24-cylinder engine, the propeller and a view of the open gun bay doors for the four 20mm Hispano cannon. Good at low level, the "Tiffy" was deadly as a fighter-bomber, armed with two 500 kg. bombs or eight RP-3 rockets. No. 609 Sqn under S/L Beamont flew the first Rhubarb mission in Nov 1942. By D-Day as many as 18 Typhoon squadrons equipped 2nd TAF, wreaking havoc on ground targets in the weeks that followed. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 December 2023, and has since been viewed 132 times. |