117 TEMPEST SQUADRONS OF THE RAF

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The Hawker Tempest V entered RAF service just in time to be the most successful counter to the V1 flying bomb assault against southern England in the summer of 1944. With more than 800 of the robot missiles to its credit, Tempest V units then crossed the Channel to lock horns with the best the Luftwaffe had to offer - Fw 190D-9s, Ta 152s, Me 262s and Bf 109G/Ks - achieving an impressive kill/loss ratio in aerial combat.

Includes detailed aircraft profiles and combat reports to cover from initial design and combat experience in WWII through to their post-war role.