Hawker Typhoon in action

The Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft starting in 1941. The first priototype first flew on February 24, 1940. Although it was intended to be a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane in the interceptor role, the Typhoon underwent a long gestation period, eventually evolving into one of the Second World War's most successful ground-attack aircraft. In RAF slang, the Typhoon was nicknamed the Tiffy. Please visit for a lot more on filmed aviation