Tempest Mk V

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The Tempest Mk V was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft variant renowned for its high speed, low-level performance, and effectiveness against V-1 flying bombs and German fighters.

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Tempest Mk V canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawker Tempest variant
fighter aircraft
aircraftCategory single-seat fighter
aircraftFamily Hawker Tempest
airForceOperator Royal Air Force
airframeFeature improved aerodynamics over Hawker Typhoon
laminar-flow wing derivative
alliedOperator Royal Canadian Air Force
Indian Air Force
surface form: Royal Indian Air Force

Royal New Zealand Air Force
armamentFixed four 20 mm Hispano cannon
armamentRole ground-attack weapons capable
basedOn Hawker Tempest design
configuration single-engine
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 1
designedFor high-speed low-altitude operations
designer Sydney Camm
developedFrom Tempest Mk I
surface form: Tempest Mk I prototype
engineModel Napier Sabre
surface form: Napier Sabre II
engineType piston engine
era late World War II
historicalSignificance one of the fastest low-altitude piston-engined fighters of World War II
introducedByUnit No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
manufacturer Hawker Aircraft
maxSpeedClass over 430 mph
notableCampaign defence against V-1 flying bombs over Britain
notableFor effectiveness against German fighters
high speed
interception of V-1 flying bombs
low-level performance
notableOpponent Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Messerschmitt Bf 109
operatorType Allied air forces
predecessor Hawker Typhoon
primaryRole fighter
productionStatus mass-produced variant of Hawker Tempest
secondaryRole fighter-bomber
serviceEntry 1944
successor Tempest Mk II
theatreOfOperations Northwest Europe
Western Front
undercarriage retractable tailwheel landing gear
usedFor fighter sweeps over Europe
ground-attack missions
interceptor missions
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Hawker Tempest variant Tempest Mk V
Tempest Mk I successor Tempest Mk V