WINGLEADER MAGAZINE – HAWKER TYPHOON 1940 TO SPRING 1943 — WINGLEADER PHOTO ARCHIVE NUMBER 16
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-908757-27-2 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | Like NEW |
| Author(s) | Chris Thomas |
| Publisher | Wing Leader Ltd |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Published date |
First Edition ISBN 978-1-908757-27-2 First published 2022 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Wingleader Photo Archive Number 16 |
| Size | 29.7 x 21 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE |
Description
Welcome to Number Sixteen
When we first set out on this project, one of our aims was to cover aircraft for which little photographic material was thought to exist, and to prove that even these subjects could make for a compelling volume. For Number Sixteen, I am delighted to welcome a new author who certainly fits that brief.
Chris Thomas, the son of a Typhoon pilot, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers on the Hawker Typhoon and possesses an incredible reference library on this classic aircraft. Originally, we considered producing one volume on the Typhoon and one on the Tempest, but with Chris’s archive and depth of knowledge, we now believe it may be possible to produce four—or even five—books covering these two aircraft.
This first volume focuses on the early development and operational history of the Typhoon and includes the usual mix of high-resolution wartime photographs, informative captions, and plenty of “I never knew that” moments—particularly in the area of recognition markings, of which the early Typhoons had their fair share.
I would like to thank each and every one of you who collect this series. Your support for each new title gives us the confidence to commission further subjects, including lesser-known aircraft that also served with distinction.
Chris and I hope you enjoy this volume!
Mark Postlethwaite
Series Editor
Title page: Seen during quick 'turn round' in a blast-pen at Matlask, in March 1943, 56 Squadron's DN374 US-A illustrates the state of Typhoon development by the end of the period covered in this publication. It features two important landmarks - the tail-strengthening modification No 286 and the black and white under-wing stripes the Typhoons would carry for 14 months. DN374 was Sqn Ldr V. Pheloung's aircraft.
This page: Three Typhoons of 56 Squadron captured during the airborne 'photo-call' on the Typhoon's introduction to the Press, 21 April 1942. Nearest the camera is US-X R8721, accompanied by US-H R8224 and US-D R8220.
Author's Acknowledgements
Over the years many friends have helped nurture my collection of Typhoon photographs and I thank them all, however I would like to mention several in connection with this volume. The late and much missed trio of Mike Stroud, Dick Ward and Ray Sturtivant who encouraged and directed my search in the early days. Andy Thomas, Tony Buttler, Wojtek Matusiak, Mark Crame and David Mace all made significant contributions and the Jet Age Museum who came up with a photograph of the extended-wing-tip Typhoon, ending a 40-year search! Thank you gentlemen.