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Re: Typhoon cockpit photo

Posted by Ron Henry on Tue Sep 03, 2002 01:43:13 PM

In reply top Re: Typhoon cockpit photo posted by Gareth Sharp on Tue Sep 03, 2002 11:56:45 AM

: : www.spitfire-museum.com/images/Tyfoon.jpg
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: Thanks for all of the input from everyone.
:
: Following up about the tail section however, if it is the
: one that used to be at Appledram then it is only a horizon
: tal stabiliser. It was in good shape however and if you ha
: d one for the other side then you could certainly have use
: d it in a rebuild.
:
: I don't know to much about the Typhoon's useage overseas b
: ut wasn't it used in the Far East as well ?. Perhaps this
: might be a good place to look. I really can't believe that
: such a relatively mass produced aeroplane could not have
: left a bigger footprint on the world.

Nope, solely used in Europe as far as I'm aware. However, I'm sure there were plans to deploy the lot of them to the Far East had that war not been ended prematurely. Possibly counting against the Typhoon at WW2's end was the fact that it had become so successful with RPs, especially, and bombs, and it was was no further use as it had become a single purpose weapon delivery system (as we'd say today): other types retained in the inventory could carry RPs and bombs, and other weapons.

Very sadly, it's only one of several RAF types that were made extinct and near-extinct by the lack of any contemporary thought to history. THE RAFM is very lucky indeed to have been able to pick up so many very rare birds during the period since its opening.

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