The restored Hawker Tempest MK.II takes off from a grass strip.. [Courtesy: Sywell Aviation Museum] The list of airworthy, flying warbirds recently got longer with the addition of a particularly ...

Pressed into service on D-Day to turn back the tide of armour on the Normandy beaches, the Typhoon was instrumental in the liberation of Europe The Hawker Tempest entered service in 1944.

Visitor experience assistant Martin Hill, from Claverley, with the new arrival now on display at the RAF Cosford Museum Now sitting in pride of place, the Hawker Tempest II is a major new ...