HAWKER TYPHOONSingle engine fighter with a maximum
speed of 412 mph at 19,000 feet and a ceiling of 35,200 feet. range 510
miles. The Typhoon was armed with twelve browning .303inch machine
guns in the wings (MK1A) Four 20mm Hispano cannon in wings (MK1B) Two
1000ilb bombs or eight 3-inch rockets under wings.
The first proto type flew in February
1940, but due to production problems the first production model flew in
May 1941. with The Royal Air Force receiving their first aircraft in
September 1941. Due to accidents due to engine problems (Sabre engine) The
Hawker Typhoon started front line service in December 1941.The Hawker
Typhoon started life in the role of interceptor around the cost of England
but soon found its real role as a ground attack aircraft. especially with
its 20mm cannon and rockets. This role was proved during the
Normandy landings and the period after. The total number of Hawker
typhoons built was 3,330.
Typhoon Pilot. Air Commodore C D
Kit North Lewis DSO DFCAfter joining the Army in 1939, 'Kit' North
Lewis transferred to the RAF in 1940. In Aug 1941, after pilot training,
he was posted to 13 Squadron, flying Blenheims, where he took part in the
first 1000 bomber raids. After a spell with 26 Squadron, flying P-51
Mustangs, in Feb 1944 he joined 182 Squadron on Typhoons, as a Flight
Commander. A few months later he was posted to command 181 Squadron. He
led this squadron into France where it became part of 124 Typhoon Wing. In
Aug 1944 he was promoted Wing Leader 124 Wing, where he remained until the
end of the war.
JBII - Hawker Typhoon of Wing Commander J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman.
Squadron Leader J R Baldwin passes above a section of Mulberry Harbour near Arromanches, late in June 1944, his personalised Hawker Typhoon bearing the codes JBII.
Item Code : B0519
JBII - Hawker Typhoon of Wing Commander J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Conceived initially by Hawkers (of Hurricane fame) as a fast powerful fighter, the Typhoons performance in this role proved to be disappointing in the respect of rate of climb, and at height. They did however eventually come into their own as a superlative very fast ground attack aircraft, and combined with the skill of their pilots became one of the most potent weapons of World War Two. This painting conveys something of the drama of a pair of typhoons at take-off, each loaded with two 1000lb bombs. Normandy dust contributes to the backdrop.
Item Code : GC0316
Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
In the months following D-Day, Hawkers hard-hitting, snub-nosed Typhoon struck terror into the German formations in Normandy, crack Panzer units wilted under the constant hail of rockets and bombs. Several times a day the Typhoon pilots would cross the Channel to run the gauntlet of flak and ground fire, and deliver their lethal cargo. The disaster befell the German Army during the third week in August 1944. For over two months, sixteen divisions of the Germany Army had battled to contain the huge tide of the Allied armies as they swept ashore in the weeks following D-Day. Overwhelmed by the size and determination of the invasion force, the Germans fell back amidst bitter fighting, contesting every town, every village, and every hedgerow. But there was one thing they could not fight against - devastating Allied air superiority - and leading the assault were the deadly ground-attack Typhoons of the RAF. Equipped with cannons and eight lethal rockets, the Typhoons simply cut the Ger.........
Whilst in command of 609 Sqn in January 1944, F/Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin, leading a small formation of Hawker Typhoon 1Bs, encountered thirty Focke-Wulf Fw190s and engaged them in a furious battle. Nine enemy aircraft were shot down in the action, Baldwin accounting for two of them himself. He went on to finish the war as the highest-scoring Typhoon pilot of all with 15 confirmed victories, one shared, one probable and four damaged. He is depicted here, flying DN360 with the codes PR-A.
Item Code : B0370
Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in the Allied advance through occupied Europe. Leading up to, and following the Normandy landings through to the end of hostilities, the Typhoon, flown by determined hard hitting pilots, became the scourge of the German Panzer Divisions, and wrought havoc with enemy road and rail communications. Targets along the Rhine, over one of Germanys arteries of supply and communication and last line of defence, were given special attention by the Typhoon squadrons. Barges carrying vital supplies, munition trains on railroads hugging the river bank, and the ever present movement of troops and armour toward the battlefront were constantly attacked from the air. Led by Squadron Leader B. G. Stapme Stapleton, Mk1B Typhoons of 247 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air .........
So often overshadowed by its own achievements as a ground attack aircraft, Hawkers mighty Typhoon also proved itself a formidable adversary in air to air combat as demonstrated by the successes of F/Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin who claimed no fewer than three Bf.109G4s in the skies above Kent on 20th January 1943 in a single sortie. Baldwin finished the war as the highest-scoring Typhoon pilot of all with 15 confirmed victories, one shared, one probable and four damaged. He was tragically lost over Korea in 1952 whilst on an exchange posting with the USAF, but is depicted here at the peak of his powers, flying Typhoon 1B DN360 (PR-A) of 609 Sqn.
Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. Full Item Details
Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)
Artist : Ivan Berryman
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REMARQUE
Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Full Item Details
Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing.
Artist : Ivan Berryman
£350.00
Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor.
As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column explode with shattering detonations, the savagery of the attack demoralising the enemy into stunned oblivion. The Typhoons will hurtle back to base to re-arm and hastily re-fuel, ready for yet another withering strike on the encircled Wehrmacht columns. This stunning rendition from the the worlds premier aviation artist pays tribute to the brave young RAF fighter pilots of the twenty squadrons of rocket-firing Hawker Typhoons who flew those perilous ground attacks during the Battle of Normandy.
Item Code : DHM2711
Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
