Centaurus

Its got to be this beauty fastest of all the Hawker Pistons, with the panicle of mans ingenuity up front powering it. 😀 😀 😀

Ok I’ll have one as well while you are at please 😀 😀 😀 😀

[email]tempest@geany.fsnet.co.uk[/email]

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

Tempestnut – Waikato – errrr, no thanks. I wouldn’t touch the stuff with a barge pole. That’s the beer for people with skinheads, goatees and dirty singlets mate! 😀 And it ain’t even made in the Waikato neither!

Don’t worry, I did sink a few Lion Reds, which on the scale of things is not the best beer either but a million times better than Wakatoo, as it’s known.

Dave Lion Red, yes good choice, however things have obviously changed more than I thought. We use to drink DB or Waikato in my university days in Hamilton. More beer than lectures I think. I didn’t notice too many people with skinheads, goatees and dirty singlets in those days or perhaps that was because we were all like that. Have a couple more for me

Hello TempestNut.

The serial can be found in the “Typhoon and Tempest : Canadian Story” by Halliday and also in “the Typhoon and Tempest Story” by Thomas and Shores.

I’ll go with what you’ve told me, but I have one last question : do the leading edge bands go out to between the guns? I’ve seen both styles.

Thanks a lot, you are a great help to me!

😉

Olivier I’ll check out that serial for you as it does not seem to fall into the published production batches I have. I hope my references are not incorrect!!! And I see if I can find out about the yellow as well. I’m modelling a Typhoon with a similar serial that flew 65 missions June 44 to Dec 44 with the same pilot, outstanding record I would say, and the yellow band question is pertinent to my model. May take a couple of days.

Hello,

I’m trying to find out more about WC Davidson’s aircraft while he was leading 143rd wing. The serial is MN158 and with the markings that I have, I don’t know if the aircraft carried the yellow leading-edge ID marks and/or the underwing ID bands.

I’ve seen photos of 3-bladed Tiffies without the yellow markings and the bands, so I’m now highly confused.

Can anyone offer me help?

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Olivier can you check that serial for me as I have MN113to156 then 169 to 213 etc etc but not 158

As for colours the aircraft would have been delivered in std day fighter scheme with sky band and spinner and yellow leading edge. Additionally Typhoons around this time would have had the Typhoon style black and white bands under the wings. Other Tiffies with similar serials were delivered early 44. All Tiffies around this serial had Bubble canopies and three blade props with the Typhoon tailplane.

What time frame are you asking about??

OK just found that he lead 143 wing from Jan44 to May 44 so the above colour information should be correct, assuming no local modification.