{"product_id":"pilot-s-notes-hawker-tempest-ii-fighter-interceptor-added-value-info-pack-download","title":"PILOT'S NOTES: HAWKER TEMPEST II FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR + ADDED VALUE INFO PACK \/ DOWNLOAD","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Air Ministry + various\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Air Council + various\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePagination: 10+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Digital\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePILOTS NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEMPEST II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eHawker Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003efighter aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e primarily used by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e (RAF) in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e. The Tempest, originally known as the \u003cem\u003eTyphoon II\u003c\/em\u003e, was an improved derivative of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eHawker Typhoon\u003c\/a\u003e, intended to address the Typhoon's unexpected deterioration in performance at high altitude by replacing its wing with a thinner \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003elaminar flow\u003c\/a\u003e design. Having diverged considerably from the Typhoon, it was chosen to rename the aircraft \u003cem\u003eTempest\u003c\/em\u003e. The Tempest emerged as one of the most powerful fighters of World War II and was the fastest single-engine propeller-driven aircraft of the war at low altitude.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUpon entering service in 1944, the Tempest was used as a low-level interceptor, particularly against the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eV-1 flying bomb\u003c\/a\u003e threat, and as a ground attack platform, in which it supported major events such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eOperation Market Garden\u003c\/a\u003e. Later, it successfully targeted the rail infrastructure in Germany and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e aircraft on the ground, as well as countering such attacks by German fighters. The Tempest was effective in the low-level interception role, including against newly developed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003ejet-propelled\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eMesserschmitt Me 262\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe further-developed Tempest II did not enter service until after the end of hostilities. It had several improvements, including being tropicalised for combat against Japan in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eSouth-East Asia\u003c\/a\u003e as part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/app\/store\/users\/52179185\/sites\/895239512535265579\/null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eTiger Force\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military History Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663832416555,"sku":"10880","price":2.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/1289\/5019\/files\/pilot-s-notes-hawker-tempest-ii-fighter-interceptor-added-value-info-pack-download_10880_main_original.jpg?v=1791214496","url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/pilot-s-notes-hawker-tempest-ii-fighter-interceptor-added-value-info-pack-download","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}