Hawker typhoon, tempest and sea fury

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Flight Sergeant Morris Rose of No 3 Squadron points out the essential characteristics of the V-1 flying bomb to other Tempest pilots at Newchurch, 23 June 1944. The Scottish pilot downed his first 'doodlebug' on 16 June, and by the end of July had claimed a total of 11 destroyed.

Ground crew refuel and re-arm Hawker Tempest Mark V 'JF-G' of No. 3 Squadron RAF by the grass North-South runway at Newchurch, Kent. On the far side of the runway is the dispersal area of No. 56 Squadron RAF.

Ground crew servicing and refuelling a Hawker Tempest Mark V of No. 56 Squadron RAF in flooded conditions after the heavy rains at B80/Volkel, Holland.

Wing Commander R P Beaumont, wing leader of No. 150 Wing, leaning against a Hawker Tempest Mark V of No. 3 Squadron RAF at Newchurch Advanced Landing Ground, Kent.

Squadron Leader A S Dredge, Officer Commanding No. 3 Squadron RAF, briefs his pilots for a sweep over the Caen area, on the elevator of a Hawker Tempest Mark V, 'JF-M' at Newchurch, Kent.

1944 Pilots of No 486 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, assemble in front of their Hawker Tempest fighter-bombers on an airfield in Belgium. No 486 was one of three New Zealand squadrons in 2nd Tactical Air Force, supporting the Allied armies in North-West Europe.
The Commanding Officer of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF confers with his some of his pilots in front of their Hawker Tempest Mark Vs at B60/Grimbergen, Belgium. The group consists of, (left to right); Flying Officer N J Powell, Pilot Officer W A L Trott, Flying Officer R J Cammock, Warrant Officer A H Bailey, Pilot Officer S J Short, Flying Officer J H Stafford, Flight Lieutenant H M Sweetman, Squadron Leader J H Iremonger (CO), and Flight Lieutenant E W Tanner.

A Hawker Typhoon Mk 1B in fighter pen at North West corner of RAF Duxford. The evidence suggests that this is a 'Bombphoon' of No. 181 Squadron; formed at Duxford on 1 September. No. 181 Squadron pioneered the use of the Typhoon as a low level bomber or 'Bombphoon'. The black and white stripes painted on the underside of the wings - sometimes referred to as 'Dieppe stripes'- were actually introduced following the failed Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942. Originally only black stripes were painted on but white stripes were added by December 1942 for greater recognition by other RAF aircraft who had mistaken the Typhoon for the German Focke Wulf 190. Duxford's original Typhoon Wing - 56, 609 and 266 Squadrons -had all left Duxford by late September 1942.

Typhoon Mark IB, MN234 'SF-T', of No 137 Squadron RAF with a full load of 60-lb. rocket-projectiles beneath the wings, running up on an engine test at B78/Eindhoven, Holland.

Flight Lieutenant Walter Dring, commander of B Flight, No. 183 Squadron RAF, with his Typhoon Mark IB, R8884 HF-L, in a dispersal at Gatwick, Sussex.

 

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Flight Lieutenant Raymond 'Cheval' Lallemant's reputation as an admirer of all things equestrian was reflected in this shot set up in front of a Typhoon at Martragny (B-7) on 30 July 1944. The 24 year old Belgian was a flight commander with No 198 Squadron at this time, and was soon to command No 609. Badly burned in a crash in August, 'Cheval' did not return to operations until March 1945.

HMS Ocean korean war,Leading Airman (Photographer) B Chilton and Petty Officer Photographer P Johnson load an aerial camera onto a Sea Fury aircraft on board HMS OCEAN before an armed reconnaissance over Korea.

Hawker Tempest Mark II aircraft lined up beside the runway at the Hawker Aircraft Ltd factory at Langley, Berkshire.

Flying Officer J R Cullen of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF, standing in front of his Hawker Tempest Mark V at Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. Cullen became a successful Operation DIVER pilot with the Squadron,, shooting down around 16 flying bombs launched against the United Kingdom. Between February and October 1945 he commanded No. 183 Squadron RAF, flying Hawker Typhoons.

Hawker Tempest Mark Vs of No. 3 Squadron RAF undergoing servicing at Newchurch, Kent, while other off-duty ground crew relax in the foreground. The view was taken from one of the tents which constituted the accommodation for RAF personnel, since no permanent buildings were constructed at this Advanced Landing Ground.

1944 An aircrew officer and a guard on night duty listen to a choir, composed of the ground crew of No. 122 Wing, singing Christmas carols by a Hawker Tempest in a dispersal at Volkel airfield (B80), Holland, conducted by the Wing's Padre, Squadron Leader K J Morgan.

Tempest Mark Vs lined up on completion at the Hawker Aircraft Company works at Langley, Berkshire. The nearest aircraft, JN818, served with No. 3 Squadron RAF and was flown by the Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader K A Wigglesworth, when the Newchurch Tempest wings attacked a V2 launch site in a wood 20 miles north of the Hague on 13 September 1944. Wigglesworth fired on the target, causing an explosion which destroyed his aircraft and killed him.

HMS glory Korean war, "Away chocks". One of the HMS GLORY'S Sea Furies (804 Squadron) revved up for rocket assisted take off.

 

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Squadron Leader E D "Rosie" Mackie, Commanding Officer of No. 92 Squadron RAF, photographed at Canne, Italy, when his score of victories stood at 15 confirmed enemy aircraft destroyed. Mackie joined the RNZAF in 1941 and arrived in the United Kingdom in 1942 where, after a period at an Operational Training Unit he was posted to No, 485 Squadron RNZAF. Early in 1943 he joined No. 243 Squadron RAF in North Africa, and achieved considerable success, becoming a flight commander in May and commanding the squadron itself in June. In November 1943, after further victories over Sicily and Italy he was given the command of 92 Squadron RAF. Mackie's long tour of operations ended on 20 February 1944, after which he returned to the United Kingdom and converted to flying the Hawker Tempest. In December 1944 he joined No. 274 Squadron RAF in Holland, but was made Commanding Officer of No. 80 Squadron RAF the following month, and then promoted Wing Leader of No. 122 Wing RAF in April 1945, before returning to New Zealand the following September.

Two pilots of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF, Warrant Officer O D Eagleson of Auckland, and Flying Officer R J Cammock of Christchurch, stand by the tail of a Hawker Tempest four days after the Squadron's arrival at B60/Grimbergen, Belgium. Both pilots achieved high scores against flying-bombs launched against the United Kingdom before the Squadron moved to Europe; Eagleson destroyed 21 and Cammock 20.5.

Santa Claus (Leading Aircraftman Fred Fazan from London) hands out presents to Dutch children at Volkel, 13 December 1944. Members of No 122 Wing had saved their sweet ration for weeks, and contributed enough money to give the children their first proper Christmas party. It was noted by the photographer that this year Santa was afraid of Messerschmitts, so he decided to come by RAF Tempest!

Officers of the two squadrons on the airfield at Kuala Lumpur. The noses of some of 881 Squadrons parked and wings folded Sea Fury aircraft can be seen behind the officers.

Lieut Peter Carmicheal, RN, of Bayonne Valley, Anglesey, alighting from his Sea Fury aircraft on the flight deck after shooting down a MiG aircraft.

Korea Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron flying past the carrier's island before landing after accomplishing their last strike mission.

Lieut E Bowman, RN, a Canadian member of 898 Squadron, part of HMS OCEAN's Air Group leaves his Sea Fury in the hands of the deck crew and, carrying his maps, strides towards the debriefing room to report. Lieut Bowman has already served in a carrier in Korea.

Viewed from a wrecked German hangar, two Hawker Tempests of No. 3 Squadron RAF receive attention from ground crew in a dispersal at B80/Volkel, Holland.

 

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Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN606, of No. 247 Squadron RAF, being overhauled by a Repair and Salvage Unit in a dispersal wrecked by the retreating Luftwaffe at B78/Eindhoven, Holland.

The Hawker Typhoon's devastating rocket armament was effective against tanks, gun emplacements, buildings and railways. Coastal shipping was another target, including this unfortunate tug caught in the Scheldt estuary in September 1944. In this case the shell splashes from the aircraft's four 20mm cannon assist the pilot in correcting his aim before unleashing a salvo of RPs.

Exhibiting its aggressive lines to advantage, Typhoon IB JP853/SA-K of No 486 Squadron displays for the photographer during a visit to Tangmere, 27 October 1943. One of the Typhoon's problems, especially during its first months of service, was that it was frequently mistaken for the FW190. After various experiments the identification markings shown here, consisting of 12in black and 24in white bands, were adopted.

Armourers fit two extra 60-lb rocket-projectiles to the four normally carried on the wing rails of Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN178 'PR-V', of No. 609 Squadron RAF at B77/Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands. The ability of the Typhoon to carry twelve instead of eight RPs was, however, little-used.

Korea, Rearming a Sea Fury on THESEUS. Handling 20mm ammunition are (left) Naval Airman (Ordnance) Raymond Whiting, of Catford, London, and Leading Airman (Ordnance) Eric Stephens, of Oxbersley, near Droitwhich, Worcs.

Korea One of HMS GLORY's Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron goes down on the flight deck lift for servicing in readiness for the next day's strikes.

1951 The pilot who flew the first aircraft off HMS EAGLE, Lieut S A Hearns, DSC, RN, of Ford, Sussex, seen with his aircraft, a Hawker Sea Fury, in the background.

Pilot's Mate V Baugh of Sydney, NSW, refuelling one of HMAS SYDNEY's Sea Fury aircraft in the Korean War zone.

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Armourers fit two extra 60-lb rocket-projectiles to the four normally carried on the wing rails of Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN178 'PR-V', of No. 609 Squadron RAF at B77/Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands. The ability of the Typhoon to carry twelve instead of eight RPs was, however, little-used.

Ground crew show off their stock of liberated 'smokes' as they decorate a 500 pound bomb at Eindhoven (B-78), October 1944. The Typhoon in the background, MN816, was on strength with No 438 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.

Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, EK139 HH-N "Dirty Dora", of No 175 Squadron, Royal Air Force, undergoing servicing in a blast-walled dispersal point at Colerne. Two dummy bombs for practice loading on to the wing racks can be seen in the foreground.

A pilot of No. 175 Squadron RAF scrambles to his waiting Hawker Typhoon Mk IB fighter-bomber at Le Fresne-Camilly in Normandy, 24 July 1944.

Squadron Leader J M Bryan, Commanding Officer of No. 198 Squadron RAF, inspects the damaged starboard wing of his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, JR366, at Manston, Kent, after returning from a 'Roadstead' mission on 27 September 1943. The operation involved an attack on three flak ships off the Dutch islands. Anti-aircraft fire from the vessels exploded cannon shells in the starboard ammunition pan of Bryan's aircraft, blowing off the panel and holing the wing. Bryan returned unhurt and made a safe landing at base, but two other Typhoons were shot down.

Korea A Sea Fury flying off HMS UNICORN to fly to HMS THESEUS

Korea Naval Airmen R Miller, of Melbourne, and K Pascoe, of Goff's Harbour, NSW, affix a 60 lb rocket projectile to a Sea Fury aircraft of 805 Squadron on HMAS SYDNEY.

1951 Korea Naval Airman J Davies of Birmingham, loads the cannon of a Sea Fury aircraft with 20mm shells, before the next flight takes off from HMS GLORY.

1951 Korea Cleaning the pilot's windshield is one of the many essential tasks performed by the Pilot's Mate before take off. Leading Airman R Colebrook, of Mitcham, Surrey, cleaning the windshield of his Sea Fury aircraft in HMS GLORY

 

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Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN627 'SF-N', of No. 137 Squadron RAF undergoes engine maintenance outside a hangar, elaborately camouflaged as domestic buildings by the former German occupants, at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium.

A Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 56 Squadron RAF runs up its engine in a revetment at Matlask, Norfolk, before taking off on a 'Rhubarb' (a harassing fighter operation) over Holland.

Two armourers of No 440 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, trudge through the mud of an airfield near Eindhoven to re-arm a Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber.

The aftermath of an attack by Hawker Typhoons of No. 121 Wing on German armoured vehicles which had massed at Roncey, south-east of Coutances, Normandy, to counter-attack American forces on 29 July 1944. The wrecked vehicles include a PzKpfw IV tank and two SdKfz 251 half-track armoured personnel carriers. The graves of some of the occupants can be seen on the left.

Korea On the flight deck of HMS THESEUS, Firefly and Sea Fury aircraft covered with snow on the deck.

1951 korea A Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron being manoeuvred into position on the flight deck of HMS GLORY. The aircraft is already bombed up and ready to fly off on another sortie.

A Sea Fury of No 807 Squadron, taking off from the Deck of HMS OCEAN while the ship was secured to buoy at harbour in Sasebo, Japan. On this day 13 Sea Fury aircraft of 807 Squadron were launched using Rocket Assisted Take Off apparatus. The first time it is believed, that an entire Squadron had been launched from a stationary ship using RATOG.

Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN627 'SF-N', of No. 137 Squadron RAF undergoes engine maintenance outside a hangar, elaborately camouflaged as domestic buildings by the former German occupants, at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium.

 

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Pilots join ground crews in moving a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 182 Squadron RAF which had become bogged down at B6/Coulombs, Normandy

An armourer attaching the electrical plugs which fire the 3-inch rocket projectiles on the rocket-rails of a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 121 Wing at B5/Le Fresne Camilly, Normandy.

Armourers clean out the cannon of a No 245 Squadron Typhoon (JR311/MR-G) at Westhampnett, 18 January 1944. Like most Typhoon squadrons, No 245 had converted to the fighter-bomber role and was now taking part in an intensive period of dive-bombing attacks against 'Noball' targets (V-1 flying-bomb storage and launch sites) in northern France. Rangers and medium-bomber escorts were also regular activities.

Pilots of No. 245 Squadron RAF walk past their Hawker Typhoon Mark IBs to their dispersal hut at Westhampnett, Sussex, on completion of a sortie against a flying-bomb launching site.in northern France ('Noball'). Three of the Typhoons wear cowling covers with 'chimneys' for the insertion of a heater, in order to aid the engine start. In the background is a Hawker Hurricane, used by the Squadron as a communications and training aircraft.

Engine fitters prepare to change the propeller of a snow-covered Hawker Typhoon Mark IB in a dispersal at B78/Eindhoven, Holland.

 

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Still from film shot from a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 609 Squadron RAF, showing one of the Typhoon's rocket projectiles heading towards a train under attack in the railway station at Frielingen, west of Soltau, Germany,

Wing Commander J R Baldwin, leader of No. 146 Wing, with his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB at B3/Sainte Croix-sur-Mer. Baldwin joined the RAFVR and served as a ground crew-man in France during 1940. After bomb-disposal duties in the United Kingdom, he transferred to aircrew and joined No. 609 Squadron RAF, flying Typhoons, in 1942. After steadily building up his victory score, he became Commanding Officer of No. 198 Squadron RAF in November 1943, leaving them in April 1944 for a staff appointment at No. 11 Group, Fighter Command. He was promoted as wing leader of 146 Wing in June 1944 and on 13 July destroyed a Messerschmitt Bf 109 to bring his score to 16.5 victories. He spent the rest of the war on ground attack duties and in 1945 was promoted to Group Captain, commanding No.123 Wing.

Sergenat W Page of Coulsdon, Surrey, and Leading Aircraftman G Skelsey of London fit a long-range fuel tank to a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 137 Squadron RAF at B78 Eindhoven, Holland. The tanks enabled the Typhoons to carry out strikes deeper into German territory, at the expense of a reduced weapons load of two, instead of four, rocket projectiles carried under each wing.

 

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Wing Commander M N Crossley standing in front of a Hawker Typhoon at Gravesend, Kent. In 1940 Crossley shot down 22 enemy aircraft over France and during the Battle of Britain while flying with No. 32 Squadron RAF, latterly as its Commanding Officer. He led a wing of Supermarine Spitfires in 1941, and was then posted to the united States as a test pilot for the British Air Commission. He returned to England in 1943 to lead the proposed Detling Wing, but his operational flying career was cut short when he contracted tuberculosis.

Pilot Officer C E Benn RCAF of No. 182 Squadron RAF kneels beside the damaged port wing of his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, JR427 'XM-S', at B6/Coulombs, Normandy. Benn had been attacking enemy tanks east of Vire when he flew into intense anti-aircraft fire which tore a 3-foot hole in his port wing, shot away the pitot head of his aircraft, put the instruments out of commission, and blew holes in the fuselage and cockpit canopy, narrowly missing Benn's head. In spite of the damage Benn secured hits on the enemy tanks and, led by his flight commander, Flight Lieutenant P H Strong, was able to make a safe landing at Coulombs.

Ground crew enjoying a game of cricket as others service a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 174 Squadron RAF outside a canvas hangar at B5/Le Fresne Camilly, Normandy.

The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, General Dwight D Eisenhower, accompanied by senior Army and RAF officers, examines a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 609 Squadron RAF during a tour of inspection of No. 123 Wing at B77/Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands.

An Army Liaison Officer (7th from left), aided by photographs and a scale model, briefs Hawker Typhoon pilots of No. 123 Wing at B77/Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands, for an attack on the Headquarters of General Blaskowitz, the Commander-in-Chief of German Army Group H. To the ALO's right, holding a cigarette to his mouth, stands Wing Commander J Button, the 123 Wing leader.

Under the supervision of their flight-sergeant, armourers of No. 609 Squadron RAF lift 3-inch rocket projectiles fitted with 60-lb warheads for loading onto the Squadron's Hawker Typhoon Mark IBs at Thorney Island, Hampshire. Behind them stands JR379 'PR-L' which has already been armed.

Aircraft of the Empire Central Flying School lined up for display at Hullavington, Wiltshire. In the front row, right to left: De Havilland Mosquito, Hawker Typhoon, Supermarine Spitfire, Percival Proctor, Grumman Avenger, Hawker Hurricane and three Miles Masters. In the back row, right to left: Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, De Havilland Tiger Moth, Avro Lancaster, Miles Magister, Vickers Wellington, Douglas Boston, North American Mitchell, Miles Master and Short Stirling. In the foreground is a GAL Hotspur glider.

Armourers of No. 121 Wing fit fins to 3-inch rocket projectile bodies at B5/Le Fresne Camilly, Normandy. Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, JR501 'HH-R', of No. 175 Squadron RAF stands parked behind the trees.

Ground crew watch Hawker Typhoon Mark IBs of No. 175 Squadron RAF as they taxi out for a sortie at B5/Le Fresne Camilly, Normandy.

Hawker Typhoon pilots of Nos. 121 and 124 Wings discuss operations at B2/Bazenville, Normandy, on the evening of 14 June 1944. In the foreground, standing on the left, are five pilots of No. 175 Squadron RAF, including the Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader M R Ingle-Finch (fourth from left): on the right stand members of No. 181 Squadron RAF with their commander, Squadron Leader C D 'Kit' North-Lewis sitting on the far right. In the farthest group, those identified include Wing Commander C L Green (wearing helmet) leader of No. 121 Wing, and Squadron Leader W Pitt-Brown, commander of No. 174 Squadron RAF (on the right, wearing a lanyard). In the background, Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs of No. 66 Squadron RAF stand at their dispersal points.

 

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Korea, The light fleet carrier HMS THESEUS with Hawker Sea Fury and Fairey Firefly aircraft lined up on its snow covered flight deck. Members of the crew are making snowballs.

1951 Korea, Putting the finishing touches to the Squadron crest on his Sea Fury, is Commissioned Pilot C E Mason of Reading, Berks. This Sea Fury is one of the aircraft of 804 Squadron on HMS GLORY.

Ground crew take over Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, DN374 'US-A', of No. 56 Squadron RAF, in order to prepare it for another sortie, as the pilot, Flying Officer R Poulter, unbuckles himself from the cockpit on his return to Matlaske, Cornwall.

Squadron Leader R P Beamont, Commanding Offier of No. 609 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, R7752 'PR-G', at Manston, Kent

Armourers fitting 500-lb MC bombs to Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, JP802 'MR-M', of No. 245 Squadron RAF at Westhampnett, Sussex, for an attack on a flying-bomb launching site in northern France ('Noball

King George VI and his entourage of senior RAF officers walk over to Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN454 'HF-S', of No. 183 Squadron RAF, while inspecting aircraft and equipment which will be used in the forthcoming invasion of Normandy at Northolt, Middlesex. MN454 was flown by the Commanding Officer of 183 Squadron, Squadron Leader the Hon. F H Scarlett. Behind the King's party is a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX of No. 222 Squadron RAF

Kure. Japan 1951 Korean war, Larry Adler, world famous harmonica player giving a recital for the men of HMAS SYDNEY.

 

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1950 A Sea Fury aircraft being handled into a hangar from the after lift in the Australian carrier SYDNEY docked in King George V Dock, Glasgow.

Still from camera-gun footage shot from a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB flown by Flying Officer W V Mollett of No. 266 Squadron RAF, showing the shooting down of a Junkers Ju 52/3mg6e minesweeping aircraft of the Minensuchgruppe off Lorient, France. Cannon shells from Mollett's aircraft are striking the sea and the fuselage of the Ju 52, which crashed into the sea shortly afterwards. Mollet shared the destruction of the Ju 52 with Flying Officer N J Lucas, also of 266 Squadron.

Still from camera gun footage taken from Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, EJ917, of No. 266 Squadron RAF flown by Flight-Sergeant D Erasmus, showing his shooting down of a Focke Wulf Fw 190 which had just shot down 266's Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader A S MacIntyre, in a dogfight over the Brest peninsula, France. Here a major hit on the port wing starts an explosion in the fuel tanks which engulfs the whole aircraft.

Squadron Leader Billy Drake photographed while Officer Commanding No. 112 Squadron RAF at Gambut, Libya. After commanding No. 128 Squadron RAF in West Africa, Drake took command of 112 Squadron, and enjoyed a period of considerable success in North Africa, shooting down 14 enemy aircraft before he was taken off operations in December 1943 to serve on the staff at RAF Headquarters Middle East. From June until November 1943 he led the Krendi fighter Wing in Malta, with whom he scored the last of his 20 confirmed victories. This was followed by six months as Wing Leader of No. 20 Wing in the United Kingdom, flying Hawker Typhoons, and a spell as Chief Flying Instructor at the Fighter Leaders School at Milfield, before he attended the United States Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. He then served on the Operations Staff of SHAEF for the rest of the war, after which he continued his RAF service, retiring as the Station Commander of RAF Chivenor, Devon, in July 1963. His final victory score was at least 20, and possibly more.

Hawker Typhoon pilots of No. 181 Squadron RAF leave the briefing tent at B2/Bazenville, for a midday sortie over the Normandy battlefield.

Still from film shot by a Hawker Typhoon of No. 181 Squadron RAF while attacking trucks in railways sidings at Nordhorn, Germany, showing a salvo of 60-lb rocket projectiles heading for the target, which has already been hit.

Hawker Typhoon pilots of No. 121 Wing, back from their operational sorties are interrogated at their open air headquarters in a Normandy orchard adjoining the advanced landing ground at B2/Bazenville. Bending over the table at right is Squadron Leader M R Ingle-Finch, Commanding Officer of No. 175 Squadron RAF. Behind him, wearing sun glasses is Squadron Leader W Pitt-Brown, Commanding Officer of No. 174 Squadron RAF

A resting stork perches on the cockpit canopy of a Fleet Air Arm Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 aircraft chocked on the deck of an unidentified Royal Navy light fleet carrier. The Sea Fury is likely to be an aircraft from 802 Squadron Fleet Air Arm on the flightdeck of HMS THESEUS during her 1951-1952 cruise in Korean waters.

 

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Airmen of No. 2777 Field Squadron, RAF Regiment, mount guard from their Humber light reconnaissance car over a dispersal area at B89/Mill, Holland. Manning the bren-gun turret is Leading Aircraftman L Bassett of Hook, Hampshire. The aircraft in the dispersal are Hawker Typhoon Mark IBs of No. 257 Squadron RAF

A Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 439 Squadron RCAF taxies through a water splash at B78/Eindhoven, Holland, while leaving its dispersal loaded with two 1,000-lb bombs for an attack on a rail target behind the German lines

Armourers attach the nose and tail units onto a cluster projectile containing 26 x 20-lb anti-personnel bombs, fitted under the wing of a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 439 Squadron RCAF at B78/Eindhoven, Holland.

Ground crew of No. 3208 Servicing Commando, insert collapsible tubes from a pre-heating van into the air intake and radiator of a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB in the snow at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium. The tubes fed hot air into the Napier Sabre engines, which were notoriously difficult to start in wintry conditions, and required this treatment at regular intervals to maintain serviceability.

Squadron Leader K K Majumdar of No. 268 Squadron RAF sitting in the cockpit of his Hawker Typhoon FR Mark IB at B43/Fort Rouge, France.

Still from film footage shot from a Hawker Typhoon of No. 181 Squadron RAF, showing a rocket projectile fired from the aircraft, heading towards German motor transport trying to escape through the Argentan-Falaise gap on a road near Livarot

 

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One of the rescuers, Naval Airman Simon Wallis, about to enter the fire. Naval airman Peter James McKinnon, who approached from the other side is not visible in the photograph.

NAVAL AIRMEN COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY. 25 MAY 1949, ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, AT SEA. TWO NAVAL AIRMEN 2ND CLASS, SIMON WALLIS OF WINDSOR, AND PETER JAMES MCKINNON OF PALMER'S GREEN LONDON, WERE COMMENDED FOR BRAVE CONDUCT IN RESCUING THE PILOT OF A SEA FURY WHICH CRASHED AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS.

Flight Lieutenant C L F "Jimmy" Talalla of No. 122 Squadron RAF, standing in front of his North American Mustang Mark III at B12/ Ellon, Normandy. Born of Singhalese parents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, Talalla joined the RAF in 1941 and served as a sergeant pilot with No. 118 Squadron RAF, flying Supermarine Spitfires, before being commissioned in 1942. He joined 122 Squadron as a flight commander in 1944 and finished the war having shot down 5 enemy aircraft. His brother, Warrant Officer H C B Talalla, a Hawker Typhoon pilot serving with No. 182 Squadron RAF, was killed in action, over the Falaise area on 25 July 1944

 

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HMAS Sydney

BROTHERS IN ARMS–When a Royal Australian Navy aircraft was forced down at a Marine airbase in Korea, the Leatherneck mechanics turned to help the pilot get his ship back into the air. Shown here, several mechanics swarm over the machine as curious onlookers stand by.

 

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[Micawber]

Marvelous images!

 

[ausreenactor]

Sensational post. The Typhoon and Tempest are stunning aircraft.

 

[DJS48]

Great pictures. Thanks for posting.
Don

 

[Pugsley]

Perennial favorites are Mustangs and Spitfires. I like Typhoons and Thunderbolts. Wonderful group of photos.

 

[Smithy]

Love the photos Dino. I am a huge fan of the Tiffie and Tempest especially. Absolute brutes of aircraft. The Tiffie had the equivalent weight of fire power with rockets and cannon fire as that of a broadside from a destroyer.

One of my family flew Tiffies but was shot down and killed by flak over Germany in 1945.