1st Royal Norfolks

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I thought it was about time I changed my main picture of the Olde Curiosity Blog so Ichose the 1st Royal Norfolks to have pride of place. The picture of them is while they were pausing during an advance in Holland in November 1944.

The Hawker Typhoon

The Hawker Typhoon was an aicraft that was designed primarily for attacking ground forces with rockets, bombs and machine gun fire. The Jet Age Museum has aquired a hawker Typhoon cockpit and it is going to be renovated, enjoy the YouTube video.

 It was massive,the specifications were as follows:

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Hawker Typhoon - Specifications:

General

• Length: 31 ft., 11.5 in.
• Wingspan: 41 ft., 7 in.
• Height: 15 ft., 4 in.
• Wing Area: 279 sq. ft.
• Empty Weight: 8,840 lbs.
• Loaded Weight: 11,400 lbs.
• Maximum Takeoff Weight: 13,250 lbs.
• Crew: 1

Performance

• Maximum Speed: 412 mph
• Range: 510 miles
• Rate of Climb: 2,740 ft./min.
• Service Ceiling: 35,200 ft.
• Power Plant: Napier Sabre IIA, IIB or IIC liquid-cooled H-24 piston engine each​

Armament

• 4 × 20 mm Hispano M2 cannon
• 8 × RP-3 unguided air-to-ground rockets
• 2 × 500 lb. or 2 × 1,000 lb. bo

Information found at: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/WorldWarIIFighters/p/World-War-Ii-Hawker-Typhoon.htm ,  accessed 15/11/14. 

For more information click on this link: Hawker Typhoon, Military History Site