A Hawker Tempest at the Volkel Airbase in the Netherlands. The British fighter aircraft was primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War that emerged as one of the most powerful fighters and at low altitude, the fastest single-engine propeller-driven aircraft of the war. Upon entering service in 1944, the Tempest performed low-level interception, particularly against the V-1 flying bomb threat, and ground attack supporting major invasions like Operation Market Garden. Later, it successfully struck jet-propelled aircraft like the Messerschmitt Me 262.

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A Hawker Tempest at the Volkel Airbase in the Netherlands. The British fighter aircraft was primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War that emerged as one of the most powerful fighters and at low altitude, the fastest single-engine propeller-driven aircraft of the war. Upon entering service in 1944, the Tempest performed low-level interception, particularly against the V-1 flying bomb threat, and ground attack supporting major invasions like Operation Market Garden. Later, it successfully targeted the rail infrastructure in Germany and Luftwaffe aircraft on the ground, as well as countering similar attacks by German fighters. It was also effective in the low-level interception role, including against newly developed jet-propelled aircraft like the Messerschmitt Me 262.

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Size: 3900px × 2847px
Location: Great Britain
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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