Westland Whirlwind (fighter)
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The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. It was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the Royal Air Force.
Westland Whirlwind in a rare Second World War colour photograph
Westland Whirlwind second prototype, L6845, photographed at Martlesham Heath while being tested by the A&AEE, July 1939. Note the overall aluminium paint scheme, with polished spinners.
Whirlwind I undergoing fighter-bomber trials at the A&AEE.
Whirlwind Mark I, P7116 HE-F Bellows Argentina No. 2, flown by the Officer Commanding 263 Squadron RAF based at Colerne, Wiltshire, on the snow-covered airfield at Charmy Down, Somerset.
Rolls-Royce Peregrine
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The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a 21-litre, 885-horsepower liquid-cooled V12 aero engine designed and built by the British manufacturer Rolls-Royce in the late 1930s. It was essentially the ultimate dev
Westland Whirlwind (fighter)
…aircraft in the world and, with four 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 autocannon in its nose, the most heavily armed. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and only 114 Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the aircraft…
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