{"id":1633,"date":"2021-06-08T22:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/?post_type=product&p=1633"},"modified":"2024-02-03T16:56:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T15:56:01","slug":"mkm144111-hawker-tempest-mk-v-tt-mk-5-in-final-roles","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/produkt\/mkm144111-hawker-tempest-mk-v-tt-mk-5-in-final-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"[MKM144111] Hawker Tempest Mk.V\/TT Mk.5 \u2018In final roles\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hawker Tempest Mk.V was the RAF\u2019s last piston-engined fighter used in the WWII, attaining great success in destruction of the German V-1 flying bombs. Developed in late 1941 from the troublesome Typhoon interceptor, the prototype flew in September 1942. The first order was for 400 Tempests, produced as the Mk.V Series 1 (100 a\/c by Hawker) and Series 2 (300 a\/c by Gloster); the first aircraft were completed in mid-1943. A further two orders for Hawker-built Mk.V Srs.2 aeroplanes raised the total of the Tempests produced to 801.<\/p>\n

It was a single-seat monoplane aircraft, of all metal construction, powered by a Napier Sabre II engine. DH or Rotol four-bladed propellers were used. It featured a bubble canopy and a retractable undercarriage. The Srs.1 aircraft had four long-barrelled 20mm Hispano cannons in the wings, while the later Tempests had cannons without projecting barrels. The Srs.2 aircraft could also carry 45-gal drop tanks. In its later guise, the Tempest could perform as a fighter-bomber, carrying a wide variety of bombs up to 1000 lbs. From early 1945 it was cleared for rocket firing and combinations of 25lb or 60lb RP could be carried.<\/p>\n

Tempest Mk.Vs were delivered to the RAF and RNZAF squadrons between April 1944 and July 1945, ultimately equipping nine fighter units and one auxiliary squadron. After VE-Day the Tempest Mk.Vs soldiered on with seven squadrons of BAFO in Germany, and the last units retained their aircraft until early 1948.<\/p>\n

In the period 1949-52, a total of 81 Tempests (including the prototype modified already in May 1947) were converted for target-tug duties as TT Mk.5s. They entered service in 1950 in the UK and also at Sylt in North Germany. The last user, No.233 OCU, relinguished its aircraft in mid-1955.<\/p>\n

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Colour schemes included in the kit:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Hawker Tempest Mk.V (Srs.2), SN254, Sky US-T, No.56 Sq., Royal Air Force, British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO), Fassberg Air Base (B-152), Germany, November 1945<\/p>\n

2) Hawker Tempest Mk.V (Srs.2), SN328, Sky H, CFE (Central Fighter Establishment), Royal Air Force, West Raynham airfield, U.K., 1945\/46<\/p>\n

3) Hawker Tempest TT Mk.5, EJ660, Black RS-30, No.229 OCU (Operational Conversion Unit), Royal Air Force, Chivenor Air Base, U.K., 1953-54<\/p>\n

4) Hawker Tempest TT Mk.5, EJ758, Black B, APS (Armament Practice Station) Sylt, Royal Air Force, Sylt Air Base, Germany, August 1951<\/p>\n

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Assembly instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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MKM144111 Tempest V–TT.5 Final roles_instr web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RELEASED 09\/2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 50 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.<\/p>\n

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On-line order<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (MARK I Modeller\u02bcs Boutique via Miniwing\u02bcs e-shop)<\/p>\n

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