Hawker-Avia Tempest Mk. VB
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Ludvík KružíkVery nicely crafted model. I saw him at an event in Křenovice and he looks even better live! 👍 👍 👍
Robert PodkońskiFantastic! It is a pity, however, that none of these machines has been preserved at the Kbely Museum... or maybe they keep them in storage still? LOL! 😄
Daniel KřivánekOh, thank you.Yes, it's a shame. They say one crashed in 1989 while dispersing demonstrators 😊. "ROLF" 😂😂. Maybe it is somewhere in the museum depository in Kbely 😉
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Hawker-Avia Tempest Mk. VB, SNB Special Purpose Aircraft, Malacky Airport, turn of 1979. model Special Hobby 1/32 -
masks and decals Design studio At the bird and cat. (Designové Studio U Ptáka a Kocoura)
After the end of World War II, negotiations were held to acquire fighter aircraft - both jet and propeller. Of the propeller machines, we were very interested in the British Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI and the Hawker Tempest Mk.V. While the Spitfires Mk.XVI would have increased the number of existing Spitfire Mk.IX fighter squadrons that we received in 1945, the Tempests would have newly armed the Brno airport. Negotiations were successful and a delivery of 10 units was promised. The changing internal political situation put a damper on everything, however before the coup in February 1948 the first 3 units were delivered. These machines were delivered without armament and sights with the understanding that they would be delivered later. One of the Tempests was operated in the VZLU where it was repainted to our standard as S-88. It was given a similar livery to the Spitfire Mk.IX (S-89 V-20) and both, together still from the Bf-109G-10, were shown at airshows. This V-21 was the machine most often flown by Jiri Maňák, both in trials and air displays. The next Tempests were delivered at the end of 1954 in a towed version and in 5 units. These machines were used to tow targets together with modified CS-92V Aviemi jets. Assembly and repairs of the machines were carried out at Letňanská Avia, where they were also inspected and overhauled in the early 1970s. The last two machines that were still found to be operational were still in service in the late seventies by the SNB National Security Corps for special purposes and were also demonstrated at the 10th Aviation Day with the Květy.
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