Hawker Typhoon history

In 1940, the British military engineers were developing a new version of the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire to equip the air forces with a fighter with high performance at low altitude. Unlike the Hawker Tempest, it also had to excel at high altitude.

Armed with four 20 mm guns, it was able to carry eight rockets, most feared by the German tanks crews.

Designed in parallel with the Hawker Tornado, their characteristics are the same but the engine change from one model to another.

The Typhoon was an excellent fighter, and its fearsome 20 mm guns did not leave any chance to their opponents. 26 Hawker Typhoon squadrons were deployed during the attack on June 6, 1944 in Normandy.

During the Battle of Normandy, the Typhoon has performed terribly deadly raids among the German armored divisions: several hundreds of enemy tanks were turned into ash, providing outstanding support to the Allies that did not arrive until to repel the German tanks with their own tanks.

The Typhoon was clearly a ground attack unmatched fighter, but rather irregular in altitude.

Hawker Typhoon sheet

Country creator/user: Great Britain
Name: Hawker Typhoon "Tiffy"

Lenght: 9,73 m
Wingspan: 12,67 m
Height: 4,66 m
Curb weight : 3,992 kg
Maximum speed: 664 km/h
Range: 821 kilometers
Ceiling: 10,730 m

Armament: four 20 mm Hispano guns, place for eight rockets or two 227 kg bombs

Engine: Napier Sabre II, 24-H-cylindrer, 2,180 hp

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