Wearing the cockatrice of No 3 Sqn. Crashed in Germany on 18 September 1945. Photo from: National Museum of Denmark

On display at RAF Museum Hendon.

Built in 1944 as a Tempest Mk.V, this aircraft was test flown by test pilot Neville Duke after conversion for target tug duties in 1950. It served at 233 OCU, Pembrey, till 1955 when Meteors took over in the target towing role. NV778 was ferried for storage at Aston Down in July that year, when the RAF retired its last Tempests. In 1958 it was reconstructed to display standard from the remains of several aircraft lying at Shoeburyness ranges, 15% of the parts coming from other aircraft. Secured by the RAFM in 1998, it was placed on show at Hendon in 2003 and until recently hung from the roof.

Built as a Tempest V by Hawkers at Langley in early 1945. Converted to TT5 postwar. Here repainted in ground attack colours with underwing "D-Day stripes" for the RAF's 50th anniversary display. Now displayed at Hendon.

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.

Exhibited wearing the code letters of 54 Squadron RAF which operated the Tempest II post-war.

Powered by a powerful Bristol Centaurus radial, the Tempest II came too late to see action in WWII. Further development led to the Sea Fury. PR536 served with the RAF in India and was transferred to the Royal Indian Air Force as HA457. This is a composite airframe with the forward fuselage of PR536.

The Tempest V, powered by a 2200-hp Napier Sabre inline engine, was the mark that fought in the final year of the war in Europe. This one however is painted as a postwar target tug.

This aircraft is ex Indian Air Force. Note the front section of the gondola of the airship R33 which is dispalyed on the wall above

Formerly the RAF's MW848 and delivered to India in 1948, this is one of 11 (or possibly 12) Tempests surviving worldwide. Sister-ship HA622 was last noted as a decoy in 1988. Looking good here but not too sure about that tailwheel! Seven Tempests were eagerly snapped up in the late 70s when auctioned off by India

Skyfame Museum. Tempest II powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial engine. After being preserved at Lakeland, Florida, now stored at Fantasy of Flight, the restoration of the two Tempests has been put on hold.

Used by the College of Aeronautics to help train tomorrows aircraft engineers. Later to the Staverton museum and now owned by Kermit Weeks.