eBay: Hawker Tempest

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"Tempest II MW801 shortly before leaving Khartoum with MW802-806 inc; they were numbered in large white characters on the fuselage '1' to '6'. Interest in the performance of this Centaurus V-powered version included, primarily, observation of engine temperatures with a view to far eastern operations. The aircraft caught fire in August 1945 and was abandoned."
 
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The Special ID strips on the undersides weren't the D-day ones. The marking is the earlier one used for Typhoons and had been used before the invasion started. What is more the Tempest in the pic belonged to the first production batch as she is armed with the Hispano cannons of the the long barrel.
I believe that's the Tempest MK V of the 1st series, s/n JN-766, code SA-N of no. 486 Squadron.
 
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