List of Hawker Typhoon operators
Main article: Hawker Typhoon
The List of Hawker Typhoon operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:
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Operators
Australia
- 451 (RAAF) Squadron - Three aircraft, for tropical trials.[1]
A Typhoon of 439 Sqn comes in for a landing
Canada
- 400 (Canadian) Squadron - Two aircraft for development work.[1]
- 438 (Canadian) Squadron
- 439 (Canadian) Squadron
- 440 (Canadian) Squadron
Typhoon of 486 Sqn flown by P/O Frank "Spud" Murphy.
New Zealand
US-A, the mount of Squadron Leader Pheloung of 56 Sqn
Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib from 181 Sqn loaded with rocket projectiles and fuel tanks.
A replica in the Caen Museum in the markings of 184 Sqn
United Kingdom
- 1 Squadron
- 3 Squadron
- 4 Squadron - Tactical Fighter Reconnaissance Unit, part of Second Tactical Air Force - used a small number of Fighter Reconnaissance (FR) Typhoons.[1]
- 56 Squadron
- 137 Squadron
- 164 Squadron
- 168 Squadron
- 170 Squadron - Two aircraft for development work.[1]
- 174 Squadron
- 175 Squadron
- 181 Squadron
- 182 Squadron
- 183 Squadron
- 184 Squadron
- 186 Squadron
- 193 Squadron
- 195 Squadron
- 197 Squadron
- 198 Squadron
- 245 Squadron
- 247 Squadron
- 257 Squadron
- 263 Squadron
- 266 Squadron
- 268 Squadron
- 349 Squadron[1]
- 350 Squadron - Three aircraft only.[1]
- 534 Squadron[4]
- 542 Squadron - One aircraft (MN315)[1]
- 609 Squadron
- 1320 Flight[1]
- No. 778 Naval Air Squadron[1]
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
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- Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976, reprinted 1978). ISBN 0-354-01028-X. (Various Squadron pages plus order of Battle 1944, pages 528-529)
- Thomas, Chris. Hawker Typhoon: Warpaint Series No. 5. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, UK: Hall Park Books Ltd., 2000.
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