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PR536
OQ-H |
1945 Hawker Tempest II C/N Not found HA457Discuss this aircraft in community |
by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
| Manufacturer: | Hawker |
| Model: | Tempest II Search all Hawker Tempest II |
| Year built: | 1945 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | Not found HA457 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 1 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Bristol Centaurus V radial |
| Also Registered As: | HA457 Preserved |
| Registration Number: | PR536 |
| Alternative Code/Name: | OQ-H |
| Current Status: | Preserved |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| Helicopterfriend, 2025-07-27 13:54:42 | |
| In 1990-1991 PR536 was restored at Duxford by The Fighter Collection. To assist in restoration, the rear fuselage of a Tempest Mk. II, spuriously marked as `KB418' was acquired from the Royal Navy Engineering College, Manadon. This makes PR536 a composite of three airframes - rear fuselage from Manadon, wings from Kanpur circa 1971, leaving just the forward fuselage from PR536. This identity being found in the tailwheel well before the rear fuselage sections were exchanged. (The original rear fuselage of PR536/HA457 has now passed on for use in the Hawker Typhoon RB396 project: http://hawkertyphoon.com/ ) | |