‘Posed’ shot of a ‘turnaround’ on a 3 Squadron Mk V. In the background is a blister hangar and (to the right, partially hidden by a truck) a white-nosed P-51.
A Hawker Tempest of 3 Squadron at Newchurch refuelling and re-arming in the middle of the V-1 battle. In the background can be seen 56 Squadron Tempests at dispersal. The Tempests proved faster than the early Gloster Meteor jets, destroying a total of 638 V-1s between June 13 and September 5, 1944.
No 122 Wing’s Tempest Vs. F/L Pierre Clostermann flew 3 Squadron NV994 ‘JF-E’ circa April 1945, one of four aircraft that he flew carrying this code group.
No 122 Wing’s Tempest Vs. SN254 'US-T' as operated by 56 Squadron in the later months of 1945 and flown by S/L Kilburn. Underwing serials were applied by December 1945.
No 122 Wing’s Tempest Vs. F/L Weston’s EJ713 ‘W2-K’ of 80 Squadron. October 1944.
No 122 Wing’s Tempest Vs. EJ783 of 274 Squadron, coded ’JJ-N’.
No 122 Wing’s Tempest Vs. No 486 Squadron JN766 ‘SA-N’ shortly after the unit made the transition from Typhoons, May 1944.
Fine view of JN766 of 486 Squadron.
No 3 Squadron Tempest V on take-off showing the ‘JF’ squadron letter ‘pair’ used prior to settling upon ‘J5’ as an identifier.
A pair of 486 Squadron MkVs. JN766, in the foreground, joined the unit in February 1944.
Tempests from 122 Wing pictured at 10,000ft returning from attacking trains east of the Rhine.
An example of the flooded conditions at Volkel.
After the heavy bombing of Volkel by the Allies the runways and disposal areas needed considerable repairs. This picture shows a half ton stamper left behind by the Germans being used to consolidate the disposal area. No 274 Squadron Tempests in the background.
Самолеты 486-й эскадрильи новозеландских ВВС, которая вместе с 3-й эскадрильей дислоцировалась в Ньючерч и сдерживала натиск ракет "Фау-1".
Beat-up of two 486 Squadron Tempest Vs by a fellow from 122 Wing. The machine in the foreground has had its squadron letter ‘pair’ touched out.
S/L Iremonger talks to members of 486 Squadron in front of some of their Tempests at Grimbergen before the move to Volkel.
American pilot David Fairbanks (on the right) the leading Tempest ace shown here with W J Hibberd, who became the Squadron Leader of 274 Squadron after Fairbanks was shot down on February 28, 1945.
W/O J Alexander pictured after an incident on the December 17, 1944. He flew his Tempest back to Volkel after dogfighting with a Bf 109 with a piece of the '109 embedded in the wing of his aircraft. Alexander was killed on April 15, 1945 when he attempted a wheels-up landing at Volkel and the Tempest caught fire and burned-out.
A partially destroyed Arado Ar 234 on the airfield at Rheine. The jet engines have been removed and the aircraft was used as a decoy target.
