Aviation Models Hawker Typhoon and Tempest
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    This massive new fighter, the heaviest and most powerful single-seat single-engined warplane envisaged at the time of its design, was to suffer a long gestatory period. Despite its problems, it was to blossom into one of the most formidable weapons evolved during the Second World War, and became the mainstay of Britain's fighter defense against the V-1 "Buzz Bomb". Read More ...
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