Hawker Tempest

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft monoplane single‑engine aircraft

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

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Hawker Tempest canonical	16
Hawker Tempest family	3
Hawker Tempest II	2
Hawker Tempest Mk V	1
Hawker Tempest development programme	1
Hawker Tempest prototype	1
Hawker Typhoon/Tempest family	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ monoplane ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftEngineType	piston engine ⓘ
armamentFixed	4 × 20 mm Hispano cannon ⓘ
armamentOrdnance	bombs ⓘ rockets ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Sydney Camm ⓘ
developedFrom	Hawker Typhoon ⓘ
engineConfiguration	single‑engine ⓘ
era	1940s ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1942-09-02 ⓘ
introduced	1944 ⓘ
manufacturer	Hawker Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed	approximately 435 mph at 17,000 ft ⓘ
notableCapability	effective V‑1 flying bomb interceptor ⓘ effective against late‑war German fighters ⓘ high speed at low altitude ⓘ
numberBuilt	about 1,700 ⓘ
operator	French Air Force ⓘ Pakistan Air Force ⓘ surface form: Pakistani Air Force Royal Air Force ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ surface form: Royal Indian Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
powerplantVariant	Bristol Centaurus V ⓘ Napier Sabre ⓘ surface form: Napier Sabre II Napier Sabre ⓘ surface form: Napier Sabre IIA Napier Sabre ⓘ surface form: Napier Sabre IIB Napier Sabre ⓘ surface form: Napier Sabre V Rolls-Royce Griffon ⓘ surface form: Rolls‑Royce Griffon IIB
primaryUser	Pakistan Air Force ⓘ surface form: Pakistani Air Force Royal Air Force ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ surface form: Royal Indian Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
productionPeriod	1942–1945 ⓘ
propulsion	propeller‑driven ⓘ
range	approximately 740 miles ⓘ
retired	1953 ⓘ
role	fighter ⓘ fighter‑bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling	approximately 37,000 ft ⓘ
successor	Hawker Fury ⓘ
usedInConflict	Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
variant	Tempest Mk I ⓘ Tempest Mk II ⓘ Tempest Mk III ⓘ Tempest Mk V ⓘ Tempest Mk VI ⓘ
wingConfiguration	low‑wing monoplane ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

Hawker Aircraft → notableProduct → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Hawker Aircraft → designed → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Sydney Camm → notableWork → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Sydney Camm → designed → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Hawker Typhoon → successor → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

RAF Second Tactical Air Force → aircraftOperated → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Camm → designed → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

subject surface form: Sydney Camm

No. 6 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

No. 3 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Napier Sabre → usedOnAircraft → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

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

Bristol Centaurus → usedInAircraft → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest II

Bristol Centaurus → usedInAircraft → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest prototype

Bristol Centaurus radial engine → usedOnAircraft → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

subject surface form: Bristol Centaurus

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest II

No. 79 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

No. 81 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Tempest Mk V → aircraftFamily → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Tempest Mk II → partOfSeries → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Tempest Mk I → partOf → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest family

Tempest Mk I → program → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest development programme

Tempest Mk I → aircraftFamily → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Typhoon/Tempest family

Tempest Mk VI → basedOn → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest Mk V

Tempest Mk VI → aircraftFamily → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest family

Tempest Mk III → basedOn → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

Tempest Mk III → aircraftFamily → Hawker Tempest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawker Tempest family