Hawker Typhoon

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fighter-bomber aircraft ground-attack aircraft single-seat fighter aircraft

The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber of World War II, renowned for its powerful ground-attack capabilities and low-altitude performance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Hawker Typhoon canonical	18
Bristol Typhoon (fighter-bomber role)	1
Hawker Tornado	1
Hawker Typhoon (escort)	1
Hawker Typhoon (via Tempest family)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fighter-bomber aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial	metal ⓘ
armament	4 × 20 mm Hispano cannon ⓘ bombs ⓘ rockets ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Sydney Camm ⓘ
developedFrom	Hawker Typhoon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hawker Tornado
engineConfiguration	liquid-cooled H-24 piston engine ⓘ
engineType	Napier Sabre ⓘ
enteredServiceWithUnit	No. 56 Squadron RAF ⓘ
era	1940s military aviation ⓘ
firstFlight	1940-02-24 ⓘ
fuselageFeature	large chin radiator ⓘ
introduced	1941 ⓘ
manufacturer	Hawker Aircraft ⓘ
maxSpeed	about 410 mph ⓘ about 660 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature	excellent low-altitude performance ⓘ heavy armament ⓘ powerful Napier Sabre engine ⓘ
notableOperation	Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ surface form: Falaise Pocket Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy landings
numberBuilt	over 3,300 ⓘ
numberOfEngines	1 ⓘ
operator	Free French Forces ⓘ surface form: Free French Air Forces Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
primaryRole	close air support ⓘ fighter-bomber ⓘ ground attack ⓘ
productionPeriod	1941–1945 ⓘ
propulsionFeature	four-bladed propeller ⓘ
range	about 510 miles ⓘ
retired	1947 ⓘ
serviceCeiling	about 35,000 ft ⓘ
successor	Hawker Tempest ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tailwheel ⓘ
usedFor	anti-armor attacks ⓘ close support of ground forces ⓘ interdiction missions ⓘ
usedInConflict	World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hurricane → successor → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

subject surface form: Hawker Hurricane

Hawker Aircraft → notableProduct → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Hawker Aircraft → designed → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Sydney Camm → notableWork → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Sydney Camm → designed → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → contemporaryOf → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Hawker Typhoon → developedFrom → Hawker Typhoon self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tornado

RAF Second Tactical Air Force → aircraftOperated → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bristol Typhoon (fighter-bomber role)

Camm → designed → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

subject surface form: Sydney Camm

Hawker Tempest → developedFrom → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

No. 6 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Shrike → confrontedAircraft → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

subject surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Napier Sabre → usedOnAircraft → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

No. 56 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Operation Jericho → aircraftUsed → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Typhoon (escort)

No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

2nd TAF → primaryAircraftType → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

No. 79 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Tempest Mk V → predecessor → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

Tempest Mk II → developedFrom → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Typhoon (via Tempest family)

Tempest Mk I → developedFrom → Hawker Typhoon ⓘ