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Old 02-02-2023, 03:22 AM
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^ I agree with these guys, a fine airframe.
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Old 02-02-2023, 05:44 AM
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Very nice Tiffy. Always nice to see one of Nobi's models.

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Very nice build.
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Nice work there!
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EJ906 served with No. 451 Squadron RAAF based at El Daba, Egypt, in 1943.

As Garry says, this mark of Typhoon was rare in Desert livery. Only three Typhoon IBs (EJ906, DN323, and R8891) were sent to Egypt for operational trials with 451 Squadron between June and October 1943.

So Mike's model is of a rare bird.

Source: "ADF-SERIALS, Australian & New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History, RAAF Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib, 451 Sqn, RAAF," available at ADF Serials - Typhoon

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Thanks for the clarification Don.

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Just jumping in with everyone else's praise since this forum doesn't have a Like button.

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That's a nice build of a much neglected aircraft.

The Typhoon always looked a bit odd with a short nose since the Hawker project was a common airframe with two possible engines. The Hawker Tornado had the Rolls Royce Vulture X engine - this was considerably larger than the Sabre so the airframe was sized for its use. The Vulture was a failure and only the Sabre engined airframe (the Typhoon) went into production. The Sabre was smaller than the Vulture and (oddly) heavier so the nose was considerably shorter to maintain acceptable C of G.

The trials of rushing the Sabre into production are well known but ultimately it proved to be an extremely powerful and reliable engine.

The RAAF operating Typhoons? I wonder if there was an idea to use them in the Pacific? Spitfires in the defence of Australia did poorly until they realised that dogfighting Zeroes just didn't work as well as
it did against Me109s.

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