No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
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No. 486 Squadron was a fighter squadron established for service during the Second World War. It was a New Zealand squadron formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Plan. Although many of its
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Hurricane night fighter pilots of the squadron at RAF Wittering in 1942
A Hawker Typhoon Mk IB of No. 486 Squadron RAF in flight, 1943
A Hawker Tempest V of No. 486 Squadron
Hawker Tempest
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The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used in its Mk.V form by the Royal Air Force in the later stages of the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typho
No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
…operations, escorting bombers attacking targets in France and then flying in a fighter bomber role. In early 1944 the squadron re-equipped with the Hawker Tempest. In the run up to D-Day, it attacked numerous military targets in France and the Low Countries. For several weeks following D-Day, it was called upon…
A Tempest V, NV696, during a test flight, November 1944
Painting of two Tempest aircraft attacking a V-1 flying bomb in the sky above an Oasthouse.
Tempest I prototype HM599 with later bubble canopy; when first flown, it had the "car-door" canopy and small tail unit.
First prototype Tempest Mk. II LA602, again with the small tail unit.