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1 May 2023 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- A report from Bruce Hoffman. Read more >>
19 April 2023 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW763 -- First proper engine run!! Read more >>
1 Mar 2023 Hawker Tempest Mk.II MW758 -- The Tempest has moved to the South Wales Aviation Museum. Read more >>
6 Feb 2023 Bibliography -- WWII FIGHTERS 2021 "A Kiwi pilots goes to war" added. Read more >>
11 Jan 2023 Flying Officer William Trott -- Updated thanks to Alan Trott. Read more >>
13 Nov 2022 Latest Releases -- Eagles of Destiny. Read more >>
6 Nov 2022 Latest Releases -- Tempest II - An illustrated history of the Tempest Mk. II. Read more >>
  Latest Releases -- FlyPast December 2022. Read more >>
25 Sept 2022 Latest Releases -- Tempest - Unsung power player. Read more >>
31 Aug 2022 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- MW376 Roll out!. Read more >>
16 Aug 2022 Hawker Tempest Mk.II MW758 -- Added to Tempest survivors. Read more >>
16 May 2022 Tempest Pilots -- On 14 May 2022 James “Stocky” Edwards died at the age of 100. Read more >>
4 April 2022 Tempest Pilots -- Flight Lieutenant Gordon E. Donaldson added. Read more >>
15 Feb 2022 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- KF Aerospace reports on Facebook. Read more >>
  Walkaround MW376 -- 5 new photos. Read more >>
16 Jan 2022 Latest Releases -- Airfix Model World February 2022 added. Read more >>
27 Dec 2021 Latest Releases -- The Hawker Tempest Mk V - The New Zealanders by Phil Listemann added. Read more >>
14 Dec 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Squadron Leader Johnny Iremonger updated. Read more >>
15 Nov 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Wing Commander Peter Brooker updated. Read more >>
10 Nov 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flight Lieutenant Williams Stanford added. Read more >>
5 Nov 2021 Napier Sabre -- Updated thanks to William Pearce at Old Machine Press. Read more >>
  Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Neil Rankin added. Read more >>
13 Oct 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Bill Shaw added. Read more >>
6 Oct 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- Part 3 of movies now on Youtube. Read more >>
28 Sept 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Edwards updated with a newspaper clip. Read more >>
27 Sept 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Squadron Leader Bob Cole added. Read more >>
20 Sept 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Squadron Leader Sheddan updated including a interview. Read more >>
  Movies -- Interview with Squadron Leader Jim Sheddan. Read more >>
12 Sept 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- KF Aerospace reports on Facebook. Read more >>
  Walkaround MW376 -- 13 new photos. Read more >>
23 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Garnet Hooper added. Read more >>
19 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Raymond Clapperton added. Read more >>
18 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Brian O'Connor added. Read more >>
17 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Duff Bremner added. Read more >>
16 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer William Trott added. Read more >>
13 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Wing Commander H.M. Mason added. Read more >>
11 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer R J Danzey added. Read more >>
10 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Valton Turner added. Read more >>
  Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer George Whitman updated. Read more >>
  Tempest Top Scorers -- Updated with links to biographies. Read more >>
4 August 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flight Lieutenant Arthur Robert Moore updated. Read more >>
19 July 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Ron Pottinger has died, age 102. Read more >>
7 June 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- Part 2 of the documentary about MW376 is on Youtube! Read more >>
24 May 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW763 --  First roll out!! Read more >>
17 May 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- KF Aerospace reports on Facebook. Read more >>
  Walkaround MW376 -- 5 new photos. Read more >>
13 April 2021 Tempest Pilots --Flight Sergeant Alexander Gunn added. Read more >> 
9 April 2021 Tempest Pilots -- Flying Officer Glen Maddaford added. Read more >>
31 March 2021 The Hawker Tornado -- An article written by William Pearce at Old Machine Press. Read more >>
23 March 2021 Latest releases - RC Scale International. Hawker Tempest Mk. V - A stunning warbird! by Davide Furini. Read more >>
22 March 2021 Tempest Mark. I -- Updated thanks to William Pearce. Read more>>
15 March 2021 Latest releases -- Second to none-Anniversary Edition 2021. Remembering PAF's first fighter "Tempest II" by Franciszek Grabowski. Read more >>
16 Feb 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW763 --  Interview with Richard Grace in The Vintage Aviation Echo. Read more >>
8 Feb 2021  Latest releases -- FlyPast March 2021, "Inside stories: Pierre Clostermann". Read more >>
26 Jan 2021 Latest releases -- The Secret Horsepower Race: Western Front Fighter Engine added. Read more >>
  Tempest Pilots -- Flight Lieutenant Neill Cox added. Read more >>
20 Jan 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II MW376 -- Pan Productions reports Part one of their documentary about MW376 is on Youtube! Read more >>
12 Jan 2021 Hawker Tempest Mk. II PR536 -- Now with a photo from Cosford. Thanks to David Burchett and IWM Cosford! Read more >>
  RC models -- Ron Daniels' 1/10,9-scale Tempest Mk. II and Mk. V are back as kits from Manzano Laser Works. Read more >>

 

 


Latest updates:

Tempest Mk.II MW376

30 April 2023
Bruce Hoffman visited KF Centre and MW376. Three photos, video clip and a short report.

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Tempest Mk. II MW763

19 April 2023
First proper engine run of Hawker Tempest II G-TEMT’s mighty Bristol Centaurus 6 engine.

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Latest magazine

14 April 2023
Aeroplane Magazine April 2023: How Hawker’s legendary Typhoon and Tempest could have been Griffon-powered.

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Tempest Mk.II MW758

28 Feb 2023
MW758 has moved to a new location, the South Wales Aviation Museum at St Athan.

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