Hawker Typhoon (WW 2): Books - History and Deployment
A book on Hawker Typhoon fighter aircraft? Explore here books on the history, construction and deployment of Hawker fighter aircraft from World War II.
Hawker Typhoon: The RAF's Ground-Breaking Fighter-Bomber
Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944 and 1945 the Hawker Typhoon gained a tremendous reputation and true fame as a ground-attack aircraft and tank-buster. This was a remarkable achievement because, during its development and early career, the Typhoon had experienced severe problems with its Napier Sabre engine and catastrophic failures of its airframe.
The Typhoon's offensive ground-attack work is well known, but that tends to overshadow the type's successes operating from 1942 as a true fighter based in the UK. Nevertheless, during the final year of World War Two, following the D-Day landings in June 1944, the Typhoon performed a crucial role in the European theatre.
After May 1945 it disappeared from RAF squadrons very quickly, so to leave such a record of success over such a short time is nothing short of outstanding! It was not a world-beater, but the Typhoon was perfect for the job that was required of it. Many books that document the Typhoon cover it in conjunction with its successor, the Hawker Tempest. However, this work, fully illustrated with over 180 photographs, gives this heavyweight machine a well-deserved volume of its own.
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Author:
Tony Buttler
Details:
128 pages, 24 x 17 x 1.5 cm / 9 x 6.7 x 0.59 in, paperback
Illustrations:
180+ b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Key Publishing Ltd (GB, 2020)
ISBN:
9781913870904
Hawker Typhoon: The RAF's Ground-Breaking Fighter-Bomber
The Typhoon was the RAF's heavyweight fighter-bomber of choice to support the British and Canadian armies during the invasion of northwest Europe.
In this book Chris Thomas extols the great importance of the Typhoon wings in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe. He describes their destruction of German radar in the lead-up to D-Day, the use of large-scale rocket projectiles in land battles and pinpoint attacks on German command and control centres, which crippled the Wehrmacht's ability to respond quickly to Allied troop movements. But not everything went smoothly for the Typhoon wings. Their epic battle with highly effective German flak installations prompted Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst to remark 'I suppose that flying one of these aircraft was the most dangerous task the Air Force has ever asked anybody to do'.
Contents: Early Deployment - Into Action - Rolling Thunder - 'Doom Pussy' - Patricia Lynn - Aussie Canberras - B-57G - End Game - Appendices and plate commentaries
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Author:
Chris Thomas
Details:
96 pages, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.7 cm / 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.28 in, paperback
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