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Thesaurus Term/Concept: TYPHOON

Identifier 134998
Class AIRCRAFT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Single-engine, single-seat fighter-bomber. Designed to replace the Hurricane as an interceptor, excelled as a rocket-projectile-firing ground-attack fighter. Entered RAF service in 1941.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX1053145 Crash site of Second World War Hawker Typhoon, near Bradwell Bay Airfield (Monument)