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RP-3
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The RP-3 was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War. The "3 inch" designation referred to the nominal diameter of the rocket motor tube. The use of a 60 lb wa
Loading of RP-3 rockets fitted with 60 lb semi-armour-piercing high-explosive warheads onto a Hawker Typhoon
Loading of RP-3 rockets fitted with 60 lb semi-armour-piercing high-explosive warheads onto a Hawker Typhoon
Attaching 60 lb SAP warheads onto RP-3 rocket projectile bodies
Attaching 60 lb SAP warheads onto RP-3 rocket projectile bodies
RP-3 rocket with 60 lb concrete practice warhead
RP-3 rocket with 60 lb concrete practice warhead
Hawker Typhoon gun camera photo of a rocket salvo fired at railway wagons in a siding at Nordhorn, Germany (1945)
Hawker Typhoon gun camera photo of a rocket salvo fired at railway wagons in a siding at Nordhorn, Germany (1945)
Hawker Typhoon
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The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but severa
RP-3
…allow the pilot to fire them singly (later omitted), in pairs, or as a full salvo. Towards the end of the war some RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2 TAF) Hawker Typhoons had their installation adapted to carry an additional four rockets doubled up under the eight already fitted. RP-3s were widely used during the battle…
Typhoon Ib "Dirty Dora" of 175 Sqn. being armed with concrete practice bombs in late 1943 at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
Typhoon Ib "Dirty Dora" of 175 Sqn. being armed with concrete practice bombs in late 1943 at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
The unarmed first prototype Typhoon P5212 taken just before its first flight. The prototype had a small tail unit and a solid fairing behind the cockp
The unarmed first prototype Typhoon P5212 taken just before its first flight. The prototype had a small tail unit and a solid fairing behind the cockpit, which was fitted with "car door" access hatches
The second prototype P5216 in the standard RAF camouflage of 1941, possibly with yellow undersurfaces. The retractable tailwheel and main wheels now h
The second prototype P5216 in the standard RAF camouflage of 1941, possibly with yellow undersurfaces. The retractable tailwheel and main wheels now had doors fitted. Six exhaust stubs and the later standardised four cannon armament were other changes from P5212.
A Mark IB Typhoon US-A in April 1943. It was flown by Squadron Leader T.H.V Pheloung (New Zealand). An 18-inch-wide (460 mm) yellow recognition stripe
A Mark IB Typhoon US-A in April 1943. It was flown by Squadron Leader T.H.V Pheloung (New Zealand). An 18-inch-wide (460 mm) yellow recognition stripe is visible on the upper wing.