The Forgotten Fighter
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- Subject:
Westland Whirlwind Mk.I
Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 263 Sqn. P7116 / HE-F (S/Ldr. Thomas Pugh)
Серпень 1941 - RAF Charmy Down
Dark Green, grey Blue, Light Gull- Масштаб:
- 1:48
- Статус:
- Завершені
- Початі:
- May 1, 2017
- Завершені:
- May 31, 2017
- Витрачений час:
- 4 weeks 2 days
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter.
When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest and most heavily-armed combat aircraft in the world. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and only a relatively small number of Whirlwinds were built.
During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite its successful use as a fighter and ground attack aircraft it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
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