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Aviation History
1943
1943 - 1222.PDF
492 Hawker is L The 2,400 h.p. Napier Our Qij ON these two pages and overleaf appear a series of fly-ing and ground views of the Hawker Typhoon. Thisnewest recruit to the armoury of Fighter Command is shown in all its aspects. Across the top is a panorama composed of individual shots of Mr. -John Crosby Warren, who is in charge of the production-testing of the Typhoon, disporting himself behind the tail of the aircraft carrying the photographer. In the vastness of space above the clouds, with the agility imparted by some 2,000 h.p. and a clever pilot, the Typhoon loses all appearance of being a fearsome engine of war. "In the .silence imposed by the noise of the aircraft bearing the observer, it sweeps unheard across the blue inverted bow] with a gay lightheartedness which is a delight and a thrill
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