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Originally Posted by BlackBerry
Just for Fun.
Typhoon/Tempest was usually faster than fw190 on deck,isn't it?
660km/h@Sea level for 13lbs Tempest.  |
in 1942 three Hawker Typhoon was in chase a 109. The 109 do a nose-dive movement and the three typhoons immediately follow the 109. The Three typhoon lost the entire tail and crash.
Typhoon was not a good plane for dogfight. it was only a ground attack plane like P47 and P51
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