5 June
On This Day, 1999: On 5 June 1999 RAF Tornados flew their first combat missions from Solenzara in Corsica during Operation Allied…
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Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Aircraft
Fighter AircraftThe Hawker Typhoon overcame a difficult start to become one of the RAF’s key low-level strike aircraft over Normandy and north-west Europe.
View aircraft → Entered service 11 September 1941
Retired October 1945
Max speed 422 mph (679 km/h)
Ceiling 31,800 ft (9,693 m)
Range 510 mi (820 km) with two 500 lb bombs; 690 mi (1,110 km) clean
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