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Hawker Tempest – a late-generation British piston-engined fighter (Part 2)

The second of two posts on the British Hawker Tempest fighter plane, tracing its development from mid-1943 onwards, through to its final operational service for Pakistan in 1954.

Posted byChris Chant14/07/201118/07/2011Posted inMilitary Aviation, World War II, WWIITags: air defence, Hawker Tempest, RAF

Hawker Tempest – a late-generation British piston-engined fighter (Part 1)

The first of two posts on the British Hawker Tempest fighter plane, one of the very few warplanes to have been both designed and placed ins ervice during the course of World War II.

Posted byChris Chant11/07/201118/07/2011Posted inMilitary Aviation, World War II, WWIITags: air defence, Hawker Tempest, RAF

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 – a classic British fighter of World War I

History and specification of the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 and S.E.5a fighter planes.

Posted byChris Chant04/04/201118/07/2011Posted inMilitary Aviation, World War I, WWITags: RAF, S.E.5, weapons

Lessons from the Royal Airforce’s Past

Details of Operations Jericho, Carthage and Catechism, important specialist operations performed during World War II by the RAF.

Posted byChris Chant24/01/201118/07/2011Posted inBetween the wars, Military Aviation, Military History, World War II, WWIITags: air raids, Lancaster, Mosquito, Operation Carthage, Operation Catechism, Operation Jericho, Operation Obviate, RAF, Tirpitz

Wrong end to the right era?

Is this the right time to be scrapped dedicated ground attack aircraft? A proposal for meeting future requirements.

Posted byChris Chant20/12/201018/07/2011Posted inMilitary Aviation, Modern, ViewsTags: close support, ground attack, Harrier, RAF

Bomber command – a time to reconsider?

Was the RAF’s Bomber Command really cost effective as part of the UK’s war effort during World War II?

Posted byChris Chant08/11/201011/11/2010Posted inMilitary Aviation, World War IITags: Bomber Command, casualty figures, night bombing, RAF

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